Definition
Greenland is a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly covered by ice and owned by Denmark. Despite its name, it is one of the coldest and least green places on Earth.
Etymology
From Old Norse “Grœnland,” meaning “Green Land.” According to sagas, Erik the Red gave it this pleasant name to attract settlers, even though much of it was icy.
Kelly Says
Greenland’s name was early marketing: calling an icy land “green” made it sound welcoming to new settlers. Iceland and Greenland almost seem swapped—icy Greenland, relatively greener Iceland.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግሪንላንድ
gree-n-lan-d
ARالعربية
غرينلاند
ghr-een-lan-d
BNবাংলা
গ্রিনল্যান্ড
gree-n-lan-d
CACatalà
Groenlàndia
groen-la-ndia
CSČeština
Grónsko
groens-ko
DADansk
Grønland
groen-land
DEDeutsch
Grönland
groen-land
ELΕλληνικά
Γροιλανδία
gro-il-an-dee-a
ESEspañol
Groenlandia
gro-en-lan-dee-a
FAفارسی
گرینلند
gree-na-land
FISuomi
Grönlanti
groen-lan-ti
FRFrançais
Groenland
gro-en-land
GUGU
ગ્રીનલેન્ડ
gree-na-lend
HAHA
Greenland
green-land
HEעברית
גרינלנד
gree-na-land
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीनलैंड
gree-na-land
HUMagyar
Grönland
groen-land
IDBahasa Indonesia
Greenland
green-land
IGIG
Greenland
green-land
ITItaliano
Groenlandia
groe-na-lee-a
JA日本語
グリーンランド
gurīn ran-do
KKKK
Гренландия
gren-lan-di-ya
KO한국어
그린란드
geu-rin-lan-deu
MRMR
ग्रीनलँड
gree-nal-and
MSBahasa Melayu
Greenland
green-land
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရEENလန်
ga-reen-lan
NLNederlands
Groenland
groen-land
NONorsk
Grønland
groen-land
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰੀਨਲੈਂਡ
gree-na-lan-d
PLPolski
Grenlandia
gren-lan-dee-a
PTPortuguês
Groenlândia
groen-lan-dee-a
RORomână
Groenlanda
groen-lan-da
RUРусский
Гренландия
gren-lan-di-ya
SVSvenska
Grönland
groen-land
SWKiswahili
Greenland
green-land
TAதமிழ்
கிரீன்லாந்து
gree-n-la-an-thu
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీన్లాండ్
gree-n-la-and
THไทย
กรีนแลนด์
green-lan-d
TLTL
Greenland
green-land
TRTürkçe
Grönland
groen-land
UKУкраїнська
Гренландія
gren-lan-di-ya
URاردو
گرین لینڈ
green-lin-d
VITiếng Việt
Greenland
green-land
YOYO
Greenland
green-land
ZUZU
Greenland
green-land