Greenland
WordNet
noun
(1) The largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
WiktionaryText
Etymology
green + land. Greenland was also called Gruntland ("Ground-land") and Engronelant (or Engroneland) on early maps. Whether green is an erroneous transcription of grunt ("ground"), which refers to shallow bays, or vice versa, is not known.
Proper noun
- A large self-governing island in North America that is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.