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Greenland
[ green-luhnd, -land ]
noun
- 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. : Ҵǻٳå.
Greenland
/ ˈɡːԱəԻ /
noun
- 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) Danish nameGrønland Greenlandic nameKalaallit Nunaat
Greenland
- Island lying largely within the Arctic Circle ; owned by Denmark but governed locally since 1978. Its native name is Kaballit Nunaat.
Notes
Other 51Թ Forms
- ҰlԻ· noun
- ҰlԻ· adjective
Example Sentences
They chanted "hands off Canada", "hands off Greenland" and "hands off Ukraine", referencing Trump's changes to US foreign policy.
Bell is a research professor at Columbia University who has led 10 expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland in part to study deep subglacial lakes.
Rasmussen said Rubio had acknowledged Greenland's right to self-determination but added that Denmark would object to "any claims on Greenland", Reuters news agency reported.
Vance, Greenland and Canada have everything to gain and nothing to lose from being annexed to the United States.
And then there's the crazy feud with Canada which seems to stem from the same impulse as the Greenland obsession.
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