Greenland

English

/ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A large self-governing territory in North America that is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
  • The ice-covered island on which it is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia).
  • (obsolete) Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.
  • (city in Arkansas)
  • (village in Barbados)
  • (ghost town in California)
  • (unincorporated community in Colorado)
  • (town in New Hampshire)
  • (community in Nova Scotia)
  • (unincorporated community in West Virginia)

Etymology

Compound from English green + English land (real estate, urine).

Origin

English

land

Gloss

real estate, urine

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

尿

Emoji

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