Iceland

geographical name

Ice·land ˈīs-lənd

ˈīs-ˌland

variants or Danish Island

ˈēs-ˌlän

or Icelandic Ísland

ˈēs-ˌlänt

island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500

Icelander

ˈīs-ˌlan-dər

ˈīs-lən-

noun