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Iceland.

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈaɪs.lənd/UK, US[ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚]
  1. An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree ▲ Old Norse Íslandcalq. Middle English Iseland English Iceland From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

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