Greenland

[green-luhnd, -land]

noun

1. a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Godthåb.

Greenland

/ ˈɡriːnlənd /

noun

1. Danish name: Grønland. Greenlandic name: Kalaallit Nunaat. a large island, lying mostly within the Arctic Circle off the NE coast of North America: first settled by Icelanders in 986; resettled by Danes from 1721 onwards; integral part of Denmark (1953–79); granted internal autonomy 1979; mostly covered by an icecap up to 3300 m (11 000 ft) thick, with ice-free coastal strips and coastal mountains; the population is largely Inuit, with a European minority; fishing, hunting, and mining. Capital: Nuuk (Godthåb). Pop: 57 714 (2013 est). Area: 175 600 sq km (840 000 sq miles)

Greenland

1. Island lying largely within the Arctic Circle; owned by Denmark but governed locally since 1978. Its native name is Kaballit Nunaat.

Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Australia is larger but is officially a continent, not an island.)

Other Word Forms

• Greenlander noun
• Greenlandish adjective

Example Sentences

Speaking on Danish television last December, the former Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute B Egede, said it was "genocide".

From BBC

Lars Lokke Rasmussen has already summoned the US ambassador to Denmark this year in response to a separate report in May suggesting US spy agencies had been told to focus their efforts on Greenland.

From BBC

Arctic wolves, found only in Canada's north and northern Greenland, are curious of humans due to minimal exposure.

From BBC

John Greenland, 65, is a resident at the home and said he struggled in the warm weather.

From BBC

He’s already forgotten vaccines, Greenland and Canada, and he has told Netanyahu he can pave over Gaza.

From Salon