Greenland
geographical name
Green·land
ˈgrēn-lənd
-ˌland
variants
or Danish Grønland
or native Kalaallit Nunaat
kä-ˈlät-ˌlēt-nü-ˈnät
-ˈlä-
island belonging to Denmark in the North Atlantic off northeastern North America, largest island in the world (exclusive of Australia); lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle; capital Nuuk area 839,999 square miles (2,175,597 square kilometers), population 56,300
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