English Explanatory Dictionary

Nuuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Greenland.

Pronunciation

/nuːk/ /nuk/ /nʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nuuk.wav

Word forms

Nuuk

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk, a capitalization of Greenlandic nuuk (“a cape”).

Synonyms

Godthab
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