Definition of Gronland

1. Noun. The largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark.

Exact synonyms: Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat
Terms within: Thule
Group relationships: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Island
Geographical relationships: Subcontinent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gronland

Gritti's operation
Gritti-Stokes amputation
Grizel
Grizelda
Grk
Grocco's sign
Grocco's triangle
Groceries Order
Grocott-Gomori methenamine-silver stain
Grodno
Groenlandia
Groenouw's corneal dystrophy
Gromyko
Gronblad-Strandberg syndrome
Groningen
Gronland
Groover's fallacy
Gropius
Gros Ventre
Gross
Gross' leukaemia virus
Gross' virus
Gross National Happiness
Grosseto
Grossman
Grossulariaceae
Grothendieck group
Grotowskian
Groucho

Literary usage of Gronland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English by Richard Hakluyt (1904)
"A letter written by the grave and learned Gud- brandus Thorlacius Bishop of Holen in Island, concerning the ancient state of Island and gronland, &c. ..."

2. Characteristics of Existing Glaciers by William Herbert Hobbs (1911)
"T AE Nordenskjold, "gronland," pp. 197-204, map 3. • Jour. Am. Geogr. ... 50 Meddelelser om gronland, Heft 1. This map has been many times copied, ..."

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