Iceland (redirected from The land of ice and snow)

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

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Iceland [ˈaɪslənd]

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(Placename) an island republic in the N Atlantic, regarded as part of Europe: settled by Norsemen, who established a legislative assembly in 930; under Danish rule (1380-1918); gained independence in 1918 and became a republic in 1944; contains large areas of glaciers, snowfields, and lava beds with many volcanoes and hot springs (the chief source of domestic heat); inhabited chiefly along the SW coast. The economy is based largely on fishing and tourism. Official language: Icelandic. Official religion: Evangelical Lutheran. Currency: krona. Capital: Reykjavik. Pop.: 284 000 (2001 est.). Area: 102 828 sq. km (39 702 sq. miles)

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]

A. N → Islandia f

B. CPD Iceland spar N → espato m de Islandia

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Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → Islande f
in Iceland → en Islande
to Iceland → en Islande

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Iceland

n → Island nt

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Iceland [ˈaɪslənd] n → l'Islanda

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Iceland → أيسلندا Island Island Island Ισλανδία Islandia Islanti Islande Island Islanda アイスランド 아이슬란드 IJsland Island Islandia Islândia Исландия Island ประเทศไอซแลนด์ İzlanda nước Aixơlen 冰岛