Greenlander

Variant of 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

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