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Iceland

ice·land

UK/ˈaɪs.lənd/ US/ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚/ fairly common

noun

1.

an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944

Origin

From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land.

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