Iceland

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈaɪs.lənd//
/[ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚]/

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

proper noun

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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.

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Old Norse Íslandcalq. Middle English Iseland English Iceland From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

iceberg · A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a…iced · With ice added.iceland · A land or region of icy terrain.

Iceland · An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

ich · Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish…Ich · literal transcription of Freud’s German-language…icing · A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of…

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