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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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More than 500 Greenlanders demonstrated this week against US President Donald Trump's desire to control the vast Arctic island, after the inauguration of the US consulate's new premises in Nuuk.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The U.S. is eyeing a military expansion to new areas in Greenland, including the southern town of Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, north of Nuuk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Landry had travelled to Nuuk for a business summit, but spent little time at the event.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Greenlandic politician Aqqaluk Lynge, founder of the Greenlandic left-wing party Inuit Ataqatigiit, believes that Copenhagen and Nuuk need to exercise caution.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

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