Icelander

Iceland

Ice·land

I0010000 (īs′lənd) 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.

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Ice′land·er n.

Icelander

(ˈaɪsˌlændə; ˈaɪsləndə) n (Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iceland

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Noun

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Icelander - a native or inhabitant of IcelandIceland, Republic of Iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944European - a native or inhabitant of Europe

Translations

islandese