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US
/ˈaɪsɫənd/
]
NOUN
- an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
- a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
How To Use Iceland In A Sentence
- Nevertheless, the international credit crunch and the weakening of global growth will "aggravate" the slowdown of the Icelandic economy, Mr. Haarde said. As Iceland's Krona Falls,
- The Canadian dollar, Danish krone and Iceland krona have gained about 3%.
- I was delighted to play alongside him for one last time; I wanted to play with my old mucker before he retired and went home to Iceland.
- The best fishermen returned for a second year in a row without their usual haul of cod and haddock, so the Icelandic government took radical action: they privatized the fish.
- Iceland has five geothermal power plants. Times, Sunday Times
- The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, which generated by far the most buzz on the show floor, landed a seven-figure deal for a memoir that will cover its early days as a steam-venting fumarole right through to its headline-making eruption. Laurence Hughes: Things I'd Like to See This Weekend on C-SPAN's "Book TV"
- He takes me riding on a frisky Icelandic horse. Times, Sunday Times
- Inside a rehearsal space at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center this week, a group of musicians including former múm vocalist Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, an Icelandic string trio Gyda Valtýsdóttir, Borgar Magnason and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and the Seattle-based Aono Jikken Ensemble were running through their cues and a new score by composer Matthew Patton. Worldwide Hospitalities
- He claims that the morale he had developed during the double-header against Iceland and Canada in October, closely followed by the trip to Portugal, was unravelled by nearly three subsequent months without a match.
- The rest of Iceland is agricultural, rural, or wild - 80% of its barren land is unpopulated.