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Iceland

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English

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Etymology

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    From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice +‎ land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally snowland).

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

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    Iceland

    1. An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.
      Hypernyms: Nordic country, island country, state
      • 2026 January 21, Julian Borger, “Trump’s rambling Davos speech rehashes warped ideas of US supremacy”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 January 2026:
        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.

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    Descendants

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    • Japanese: アイスランド (Aisurando)
    • Tamil: ஐஸ்லாந்து (aislāntu)

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    Proper noun

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    Iceland

    1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe; official name: Republic o Iceland)