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Greenland
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A large, largely ice-covered self-governing territory of Denmark, located in North America.
"Most of Greenland's interior is covered by a massive ice sheet."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe world's largest island, mostly covered in ice, governed as an autonomous territory of Denmark.
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Etymology
A calque of Old Norse Grǿnland ("green land"), from grǿnn ("green") plus land.