Iceland

See also: iceland

English

Etymology

From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪs.lənd/
  • (Some speakers) IPA(key): [ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ice‧land

Proper noun

Iceland

  1. A country in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Scots

Proper noun

Iceland

  1. Iceland (a country in Europe)

Synonyms

  • Republic o Iceland
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