Nuuk

American

[nook] / nʊk /

noun

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

Nuuk British

/ nuːk /

noun

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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Moving from a wooden cabin to a much larger high-rise, the new 3000 sq m consulate takes up a prominent location in the middle of downtown Nuuk.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

US envoy Landry, who is also the Republican governor of Louisiana, arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk on Sunday.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The team flew from the capital Nuuk by propjet to Kulusuk, population 200, then traveled by dogsled to the edge of the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Soon afterwards, a small military contingent of Danish, French, German, Norwegian Swedish soldiers was flown to the Greenland capital Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, where there is an airport.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

"This is the first time there has been such close cooperation between Copenhagen and Nuuk," said Julie Rademacher, chair of the National Organisation for Greenlanders in Denmark.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

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