Greenland
proper nounUK /ˈɡriːn.lənd/
US /ˈɡriːn.lənd/
Greenland is a very big, cold island near the top of the world.
Polar bears live in Greenland.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The world's largest island, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Greenland is the largest island in the world that is not a continent.
3. A place covered with a huge sheet of ice and snow.
Most of Greenland is covered by a thick ice sheet.
4. A land where the sun can shine all day in summer and not at all in winter.
In northern Greenland, the sun stays up for weeks in summer.