Nuuk
[ nook ]
/ nʊk /
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noun
a city in and the capital of Greenland, in the SW part.
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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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