greenland

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsGronlandKalaallit Nunaat

   Broaderisland

   Part ofAtlanticArctic Ocean

   PartsThule

Other forms of greenland

plural

greenlands·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about greenland

What does greenland mean?

greenland means "the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark".

How many syllables are in greenland?

greenland has 2 syllables: green-land. The stress falls on "green". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹinlənd/.

What is another word for greenland?

Close synonyms include Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is greenland a common word?

greenland is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.