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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
Terms within: Thule
Group relationships: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Island
Geographical relationships: Subcontinent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gronland
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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