Greenland

geographical name

Green·land ˈgrēn-lənd

-ˌland

variants or Danish Grønland

ˈgrœn-ˌlän

or native Kalaallit Nunaat

kä-ˈlät-ˌlēt-nü-ˈnät

-ˈlä-

island belonging to Denmark in the North Atlantic off northeastern North America, largest island in the world (exclusive of Australia); lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle; capital Nuuk area 839,999 square miles (2,175,597 square kilometers), population 56,300

Greenlander

ˈgrēn-lən-dər

-ˌlan-

noun

Greenlandic

ˌgrēn-ˈlan-dik

adjective