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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ice‧land

Proper noun

Iceland

  1. A country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes referred to as the Republic of Iceland.

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