Helgoland
[hel-goh-lahnt]
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noun
a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
Also Heligoland.
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On the 28th of August came the battle off the Bight of Helgoland.
The country around here is not wild and dark; as, for example, at Helgoland.
Strife and PeaceFredrika Bremer
Helgoland: an island in the North Sea, belonging to Prussia.
To most New Yorkers it is as remote as Helgoland and as little known.
ShandygaffChristopher Morley
The launch cut through the now pitchy darkness of the Helgoland waters.
Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in GermanyHorace Porter
Helgoland
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