Greenland
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From green + land, calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
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Greenland
- A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.
- The ice-covered island on which it is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia).
- (obsolete) Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.
- A surname.
- A city in Arkansas
- A village in Barbados
- A ghost town in California
- An unincorporated community in Colorado
- A town in New Hampshire
- A community of Nova Scotia, Canada
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia
Derived terms
[edit]Terms derived from Greenland
- Greenland blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium groenlandicum)
- Greenland brachythecium moss (Brachythecium groenlandicum)
- Greenland buttercup (Ranunculus auricomus)
- Greenland cod (Gadus macrocephalus ogac)
- Greenland crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia groenlandica)
- Greenland cup lichen (Cladonia cornuta subsp. groenlandica)
- Greenland dicranum moss (Dicranum groenlandicum)
- Greenland dove (Cepphus grylle)
- Greenlander
- Greenland falcon (Falco candicans)
- Greenland gerfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- Greenlandic
- Greenlandish
- Greenlandite
- Greenlandman
- Greenland orange lichen (Caloplaca groenlandica)
- Greenland poppy (Papaver nudicaule)
- Greenland right whale (Balaena mysticetus)
- Greenland rim lichen (Lecanora groenlandica
- Greenland Sea
- Greenland seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
- Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)
- Greenland snow lichen (Stereocaulon groenlandicum)
- Greenland spar
- Greenland stitchwort (Mononeuria groenlandica)
- Greenland turtle (Cepphus grylle)
- Greenland whale (Balaena mysticetus)
- Greenland white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris
- Greenland wolf (Canis lupus orion)
Translations
[edit]a large self-governing island in North America
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Anagrams
[edit]Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
[edit]Greenland
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
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