Nuuk

[ nook ]

noun
  1. 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
  1. 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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