Greenland

American  

[green-luhnd, -land] / ˈgrin lənd, -ˌlænd /

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.

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Greenland British  

/ 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)

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Greenland Cultural  

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

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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

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Greenland

On Greenland, narrow dark markings appear in places where liquid water is present on top of ice and snow.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

A month into Dans’ tenure as commission chair, Trump said he would take Greenland “one way or the other.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Sanchez joked that Canada "wasn't that far" geographically overall, given its proximity to the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Another post showed a map of North America - including Canada and Mexico - and Greenland all overlaid with the US flag.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dad gets up before it's light on Wednesdays 'cause he's got to drive to Oxford for a midweek meeting at Greenland HQ.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell