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Definition of Republic of iceland
1. Noun. An island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944.
Group relationships: Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Group relationships: Iceland, Europe
Terms within: Capital Of Iceland, Reykjavik
Member holonyms: Icelander
Derivative terms: Icelander
Definition of Republic of iceland
1. Proper noun. The conventional descriptive name of Iceland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Republic Of Iceland
Literary usage of Republic of iceland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American in Iceland: An Account of Its Scenery, People and History. With by Samuel Kneeland (1876)
"republic of iceland. — MAGISTRATES AND THEIR DUTIES. — INTRIGUES OF NORWAY, AND
DOWNFALL OF THE REPUBLIC. — DECLINE OF THE PEOPLE. — LATER HISTORY. ..."
2. An American in Iceland: An Account of Its Scenery, People and History. With by Samuel Kneeland (1876)
"The Norwegian kings had long been jealous of .the republic of Iceland, and were
always intriguing to obtain a controlling influence in its councils. ..."
3. The Unrivaled History of the World: Containing a Full and Complete Record of by Israel Smith Clare (1893)
"... Europe—by Northern Germany, by England and Holland, by the three Scandinavian
kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and by the republic of Iceland. ..."
4. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"While the republic of Iceland continued free and independent, (hips were fent
from the ifland to all parti of the world. Till very lately, however, ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"... appeared with two privateers before Reikiavik, captured tho Danish governor,
and established an independent republic of Iceland (June 21). ..."
6. Friends' Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1875)
"... or law mount, it will be proclaimed as part of the celebration that the Republic
of Iceland is wholly free now, as it was in the beginning. ..."
7. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"... appeared with two privateers before Reikiavik, captured the Danish governor,
and established an independent republic of Iceland (June 21). ..."
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