Greekland

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The land of the Greeks; Greece: A country in Southeast Europe nonstandard, rare

    "Once on a time fared he in a ship to Greekland, for that there was a king's daughter on whom he had set his mind, […]"

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greece

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"Once on a time fared he in a ship to Greekland, for that there was a king's daughter on whom he had set his mind, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English Greclond, Griclond, Griccland, from Old English Grēcland (“Greece”), equivalent to Greek + -land. Compare West Frisian Grikelân (“Greece”), Dutch Griekenland (“Greece”), German Griechenland (“Greece”), Danish Grækenland (“Greece”), Norwegian Bokmål Grekenland (“Greece”) (archaic, replaced by “Hellas”), Norwegian Nynorsk Grekland (“Greece”) (archaic, replaced by “Hellas”), Swedish Grekland (“Greece”), Icelandic Grikkland (“Greece”).

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