Greenland

Etymology

From green +‎ land, calque of Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/, /ˈɡɹiːn.lænd/

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Proper noun

Greenland.

Greenland

1. A large self-governing territory in North America that is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
2. The ice-covered island on which it is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia).
3. (obsolete) Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.
4. A surname​.
5. A city in Arkansas
6. A village in Barbados
7. A ghost town in California
8. An unincorporated community in Colorado
9. A town in New Hampshire
10. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada
11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia

Anagrams

• Engerland, Englander

Etymology

From Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Greenland

1. Greenland.