ICELAND


Meaning of ICELAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈīs-lənd, ˈīs-ˌland ]

geographical name

or Danish Is·land ˈēs-ˌlän ; or Icelandic Ís·land ˈēs-ˌlänt

island between the Arctic & the Atlantic SE of Greenland; a republic, formerly (1380-1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918-44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark capital Reykjavik area 39,702 square miles (102,828 square kilometers ), population 255,855

• Ice·land·er ˈīs-ˌlan-dər, ˈīs-lən- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.