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
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
She arrived uneventfully at Godthaab, capital of Greenland, and one day last week put to sea again bound for Copenhagen on the homeward leg of her maiden run.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a few days the Godthaab sailed from Upernavik to Umanak, and I took passage on her.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
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