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Nuuk

[ noo k ]
/ nʊk /

noun

a city in and the capital of Greenland, in the SW part.
Danish Godt·håb [gawt-hawp] /ˈgɔtˌhɔp/.
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British Dictionary definitions for nuuk

Nuuk
/ (nuːk) /

noun

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