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Proper Noun

1. 1
   The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 CE.

Synonyms

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baffin islandgreenlandicelandmarklandvinland

Etymology

From Old Norse Helluland, coined by norse explorer Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).

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