iceland
Syllables: Ice·land[ˈaɪs.ln̩ʔd̚]/ˈaɪs.lənd/
iceland noun: a land or region of icy terrain.
Noun
iceland (plural icelands)
- A land or region of icy terrain.
- They are also drilling oil in the icelands up there, exactly like we are not. Where we think we cannot go, they are up in their icelands drilling great, great new oil production.2008, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009: Hearings Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One...
Proper noun capitalized: Iceland
Iceland
- An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.
- The good news headline from Donald Trump’s trip to Davos was that he seemed to rule out force for now in his urgent quest to acquire Greenland. The bad news: he started talking about Iceland as well.2026 January 21, Julian Borger, “Trump’s rambling Davos speech rehashes warped ideas of US supremacy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026
iceland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
iceland in Hindi
- आइसलैंड, आइसलेंड
iceland in Tamil
- ஐஸ்லாந்து, ஐஸ்லாண்ட், ஐஸ்லேண்ட்
iceland in Marathi
- आइसलँड, आयसलँड
iceland in Urdu
- آئس لینڈ, آئسلینڈ, آئیسلینڈ
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- iceland in Bengali
- আইসল্যান্ড
- iceland in Telugu
- ఐస్లాండ్, ఐస్ల్యాండ్, ఐస్ ల్యాండ్
- iceland in Malayalam
- ഐസ്ലാൻഡ്, ഐസ് ലാൻഡ്, ഐസ്ലാന്റ്
- iceland in Kannada
- ಐಸ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
- iceland in Punjabi
- ਆਈਸਲੈਂਡ, ਆਇਸਲੈਂਡ
- iceland in Gujarati
- આઇસલેન્ડ, આઈસલેન્ડ
- iceland in Odia
- ଆଇସଲ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡ, ଆଇସଲେଣ୍ଡ, ଆଇସ୍ଲେଣ୍ଡ
- iceland in Nepali
- आइसल्याण्ड, आइसल्यान्ड, आइसिल्याण्ड
Forms of iceland
| plural | icelands |
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Origin of iceland
From ice + land.
From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).
Words formed from iceland
Phrases with iceland
Questions about iceland
- What does iceland mean?
- Iceland means a land or region of icy terrain.
- What is iceland in Hindi?
- Iceland in Hindi is आइसलैंड, आइसलेंड. See Iceland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is iceland?
- Iceland can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce iceland?
- Iceland is pronounced /ˈaɪs.lənd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of iceland?
- The plural of iceland is icelands.
Words near iceland in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: iceland (page history and authors); Iceland (page history and authors); iceland (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iceland (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Iceland (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iceland (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iceland (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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