Iceland
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Ice·land | \ ˈīs-lənd 
, ˈīs-ˌland \
, ˈīs-ˌland \variants:
or Danish Island \ ˈēs-ˌlän \ or Icelandic Ísland \ ˈēs-ˌlänt \
\ or Icelandic Ísland \ ˈēs-ˌlänt \Definition of Iceland
island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500
Other Words from Iceland
Icelander \ ˈīs-ˌlan-dər , ˈīs-lən- \ noun
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