Iceland
/[ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚]/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A land or region of icy terrain.
"They are also drilling oil in the icelands up there, exactly like we are not. Where we think we cannot go, they are up in their icelands drilling great, great new oil production."
Proper Noun
- 1 An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.
"The good news headline from Donald Trump’s trip to Davos was that he seemed to rule out force for now in his urgent quest to acquire Greenland. The bad news: he started talking about Iceland as well."
Example
More examples"Iceland used to belong to Denmark."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).
Etymology 2
From ice + land.
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