Nuuk

American  

[nook] / nʊk /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Greenland, in the SW part.

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Nuuk British  

/ nuːk /

noun

1. Danish name (official name until 1979): Godthaab.  the capital of Greenland, in the southwest: the oldest Danish settlement in Greenland, founded in 1721. Pop: 14 350 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Crucially, a new Arctic command headquarters will be set up in the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, alongside a new military unit under Joint Arctic Command in Greenland.

From BBC

Nuuk’s new airport has been so understaffed that it sparked rumors all the screeners went hunting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Danish officials had shut down international flights from Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, because its training for passenger security screening wasn’t up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weather conditions this year have been particularly awful, with frequent high winds and fog disrupting traffic at the Nuuk airport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nia said their flight worked out fine and they were charmed by Nuuk.

From The Wall Street Journal