Helgoland

[hel-goh-lahnt]

noun

a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).

Also Heligoland.

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Historical Examples of helgoland

On the 28th of August came the battle off the Bight of Helgoland.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)
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The country around here is not wild and dark; as, for example, at Helgoland.
Strife and Peace
Fredrika Bremer
Helgoland: an island in the North Sea, belonging to Prussia.
Selections From American Poetry
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To most New Yorkers it is as remote as Helgoland and as little known.
Shandygaff
Christopher Morley
The launch cut through the now pitchy darkness of the Helgoland waters.
Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany
Horace Porter

British Dictionary definitions for helgoland

Helgoland

noun

the German name for Heligoland

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