iceland

Noun
  1. is an instance of: european country, european nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    member holonym: icelander - a native or inhabitant of Iceland
    belongs to: nato, north atlantic treaty organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
    has: capital of iceland, reykjavik - the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
    is a part of:
    • iceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
    • 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
    same as: republic of iceland
  2. is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    has: iceland, republic of iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
    is a part of: atlantic, atlantic ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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