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Greenland

translating Old Norse Groenland, so named by its discoverer (986 C.E.) because "it would induce settlers to go there, if the land had a good name":

Hann gaf nafn landinu ok kallaði Groenland, ok kvað menn þat myndu fysa þangat farar, at landit ætti nafn gott. [Islendingabok, 1122-1133]

See green (adj.) + land (n.). Related: Greenlander; Greenlandish.

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Definitions of Greenland from WordNet

Greenland (n.)
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark;
Synonyms: Gronland / Kalaallit Nunaat
From wordnet.princeton.edu