Greenland
Greenland
Definition
Green·land (grēn′lənd)
self-governing island northeast of North America; an integral part of Denmark: it is the world's largest island: 840,000 sq mi (2,175,592 sq km): ice-free land 131,931 sq mi (341,700 sq km); pop. 55,000; cap. Godthåb
Etymology: orig. so called (ON Grönland, 986) to attract settlers
Green′·lander noun
Greenland Quotes
From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their coral strand.
Browse dictionary entries near Greenland
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