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Godt⋅håb

  [gawt-hawp]
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a city in and the capital of Greenland, in the SW part. 12,209.

Green⋅land

  [green-luhnd, -land]
–noun
a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. 55,558; ab. 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); over 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Capital: Godthåb.
Related forms:
Green⋅land⋅er, noun
Green⋅land⋅ish, adjective
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Godt·håb   (gôt'hôp')   
The capital and largest town of Greenland on Godthåb Fjord on the southwest coast. The town was founded in 1721 by a Norwegian missionary. Population: 14,700.
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Cultural Dictionary

Greenland

Island lying largely within the Arctic Circle; owned by Denmark but governed locally since 1978. Its native name is Kaballit Nunaat.

Note: Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Australia is larger but is officially a continent, not an island.)
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Word Origin & History

Greenland 
O.N. Groenland, so named by its discoverer (986 C.E.) because "it would induce settlers to go there, if the land had a good name": "Hann gaf nafn landinu ok kallaði Groenland, ok kvað menn þat myndu fysa þangat farar, at landit ætti nafn gott." [Islendingabok, 1122-1133]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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