Godthaab
Britishnoun
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By the late 1970s, the capital was called Nuuk and no longer Godthaab, its official name for well over two centuries.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Later, with the St. Yves plying between the Banks boats and St. Pierre-Miquelon and Godthaab in Greenland, Father Yvon will bring more mail and necessary supplies.
From Time Magazine Archive
After making aerial studies of the mouth of Labrador's Northwest River as a seaplane base possibly superior to Cartwright, the Lindberghs hurdled Davis Strait 400 mi. to Godthaab on the west coast of Greenland.
From Time Magazine Archive
The royal couple then trudged through a May Day sleet storm to the 125-year-old Godthaab church for a short Lutheran service.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Full speed” is the command issued from the bridge; and as she proceeds on her way, Nansen turns round to take a farewell look over Svartebugta where Godthaab lies.
From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.
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