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Iceland


Main Entry:
Ice·land Listen to the pronunciation of Iceland
Pronunciation:
\ˈīs-lənd, ˈīs-ˌland\
Variant(s):
or Danish Is·land Listen to the pronunciation of Island \ˈēs-ˌlän\ or Icelandic Ís·land Listen to the pronunciation of Ísland \ˈēs-ˌlänt\
Function:
geographical name
island between the Arctic & the Atlantic SE of Greenland; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark capital Reykjavik area 39,702 square miles (102,828 square kilometers), population 282,849
— Ice·land·er Listen to the pronunciation of Icelander \ˈīs-ˌlan-dər, ˈīs-lən-\ noun
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