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Etymology
From a calque from the Icel. word Ã�sland (Iceland), from Ãs (ice) + land (land).
Pronunciation
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| IPAchar|/�aɪsl�nd/ || /<tt>"aIsl@nd</tt>/
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| IPAchar|/�aɪsl�n(d)/ || /<tt>"aIsl@n(d)</tt>/
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Hyphenation
Ice·land
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- A country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland.
- An island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Related terms
Icelandic
Synonyms
Republic of Iceland
Translations
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Anglo-Saxon: �sland
Bosnian: t-|bs|Island|m
Breton: Island
Catalan: Islà ndia f
Chinese: �島 / �� (Bīngd�o)
Czech: t+|cs|Island|m
Danish: t+|da|Island
Dutch: IJsland/IJsland (note: both 'I' and 'J' are capitalized)
Esperanto: t-|eo|Islando|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|Island
Faroese: t-|fo|�sland|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|Islanti
French: t+|fr|Islande
German: t+|de|Island|n
Greek: t|el|Î�Ï�λανδία|f|sc=Grek (islandÃa)
Hebrew: t-|he|×�×�ס×�× ×�|trIsland|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|Izland
Icelandic: �sland n, Lýðveldið �sland n (formal), Frón n (poetic), Snæland n (archaic)
Interlingua: Islanda
Italian: t-|it|Islanda|f
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Japanese: t+|ja|������|trAisurando|scJpan
Latvian: t-|lv|Islande|f|xs=Latvian
Latin: Islandia, Snelandia (archaic)
Livonian: Īsland
Maltese: l-Islanda
Norwegian: t-|no|Island
Persian: t-|fa|ا�س��د|trIsland|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|Islandia|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|Islândia|f
Romanian: t+|ro|Islanda|f
Russian: t-|ru|��ланди�|f|trIslándija|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: Innis Tìle f
Slovak: t-|sk|Island|m
Slovenian: Islandija f
Spanish: t+|es|Islandia|f
Swedish: t+|sv|Island
Turkish: t+|tr|Ä°zlanda
Võro: Island'
Welsh: Gwlad yr Iâ
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See also
Countries of the world
Iceland cyprine
Icelander
Iceland moss
Iceland spar
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