Iceland

Ice·land  (slnd) An island country in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle. Norse settlers arrived c. 850-875, and Christianity was introduced c. 1000. Iceland passed to Norway in 1262 and, with Norway, to Denmark in 1380. In 1918 it became a sovereign state still nominally under the Danish king, until Icelanders voted for full independence in 1944. Reykjavík is the capital and the largest city. Population: 302,000. Iceland·er n.

Iceland

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 Republic of Iceland NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security Iceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle capital of Iceland, Reykjavik - the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Icelander - a native or inhabitant of Iceland
	2.	Iceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle Iceland, Republic of Iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

Translations

Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → Islandia

Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → Islande f

Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → Island nt

Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → Islanda