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Greenland

green·land

UK/ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/ US/ˈɡɹiːn.lænd/ uncommon obsolete

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Origin

From green + land, calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”).

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