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Iceland — • The island called Iceland, is considered, because of its population and history as forming a part of Europe, is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Iceland Iceland … Catholic encyclopedia

Iceland — Iceland is a large volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean that was thought by many scholars to have been reached first by monks from Ireland in the eighth century. It was certainly reached and taken by Vikings in the ninth century under… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

Iceland — [īs′lənd] 1. island in the North Atlantic, southeast of Greenland 2. country including this island & a few small nearby islands: settled by Norwegians in 9th cent. A.D.; united with Norway (1262), with Denmark (1380); became an independent… … English World dictionary

Iceland — Icelander /uys lan deuhr, leuhn deuhr/, n. /uys leuhnd/, n. 1. a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km). 2. a republic including this island and several smaller islands: formerly Danish;… … Universalium

Iceland — Infobox Country native name = Lýðveldið Ísland conventional long name = Republic of Iceland common name = Iceland map caption = Location of Iceland (red) in Europe (white) national motto = national anthem = Lofsöngur official languages =… … Wikipedia

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the… … The World Factbook

Iceland — Lýðveldið Ísland Republik Island … Deutsch Wikipedia

Iceland — noun 1. an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Republic of Iceland • Derivationally related forms: ↑Icelander • Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑ … Useful english dictionary

Iceland — Islande Lýðveldið Ísland (is) République d Islande (fr) … Wikipédia en Français

Iceland — noun /ˈaɪs.lənd/ a) A country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. b) An island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Syn: Republic of Iceland See Also: Icelandic … Wiktionary

ICELAND — (71), a volcanic island larger by a third than Scotland, lying just S. of the polar circle, between Greenland and Norway, distant 250 m. from the former and 500 from the latter; consists of a plateau 2000 ft. high, sometimes sloping to the sea … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

Iceland — Apart from short visits early in the last century by horse dealers from Scandinavia (and one woman and her child on their way to the United States in 1933), there has been no migration of Gypsies to Iceland … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

Iceland — n. Republic of Iceland, large island in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Arctic Circle; independent republic made up of this island and several small islands (westernmost European state) … English contemporary dictionary

Iceland — The CURRENCY of the country is the Iceland Krona. The corresponding SWIFT code is ISK … International financial encyclopaedia

Iceland — or Danish Island or Icelandic Ísland geographical name island between the Arctic & the Atlantic SE of Greenland; a republic, formerly (1380 1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918 44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark capital… … New Collegiate Dictionary

Iceland — Ice|land an island country in the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle. Population: 278,000 (2001). Capital: Reykjavik >Icelander n >Icelandic n adj … Dictionary of contemporary English