Helgoland

[ hel-goh-lahnt ]

/ ˈhɛl goʊˌlɑnt /

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noun

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

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Also Heligoland.

Words nearby Helgoland

Helengrad, helenium, Helen of Troy, Helga, Helgi, Helgoland, heli-, heliacal, heliacal rising, helianthemum, helianthine B

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How to use Helgoland in a sentence

The United Kingdom didn’t think much about particles or waves or quantum nonsense when it blew up Helgoland in 1947.
8 Questions with Theoretical Physicist Carlo Rovelli—Including Quantum, Cats and Why We Should Forget About Time|Jeffrey Kluger|May 25, 2021|Time
Close to a century later, that early revelation is being explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace by best-selling author and theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, in his latest book, aptly named Helgoland.
8 Questions with Theoretical Physicist Carlo Rovelli—Including Quantum, Cats and Why We Should Forget About Time|Jeffrey Kluger|May 25, 2021|Time
This period also brought to Germany the island of Helgoland in exchange for certain readjustments of boundaries in Africa.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various
Helgoland: an island in the North Sea, belonging to Prussia.
Selections From American Poetry|Various

Germany calls Helgoland the "fortress impregnable," and the developments of the war seem to indicate that the description fits.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
The Bight of Helgoland is the passage about eighteen miles wide between the island and the German coast.
A School History of the Great War|Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson
The island of Helgoland had been a British possession from 1807 till 1890, when it was transferred to Germany by treaty.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Helgoland

Helgoland

/ (ˈhɛlɡolant) /

noun

the German name for Heligoland

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