name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
name
Meaning 1
An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A land or region of icy terrain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
4
noun
Meaning 4
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Republic of Iceland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European country, European nation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree ▲ Old Norse Íslandcalq. Middle English Iseland English Iceland From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).
From ice + land.
Across languages
Translations
216 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
Исландиа
(Islandja)
— country in Europe
Acehnese:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Afrikaans:
Ysland
— country in Europe
Albanian:
Islandë
— country in Europe
Albanian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Amharic:
አይስላንድ
(ʾäysəland)
— country in Europe
Arabic:
أيسلندا
(ʔayslanda)
— country in Europe
Arabic:
آيسلندا
(ʔāyslanda)
— country in Europe
Aragonese:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Armenian:
Իսլանդիա
— country in Europe
Aromanian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Assamese:
আইচলেণ্ড
(aislend)
— country in Europe
Asturian:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Azerbaijani:
İslandiya
— country in Europe
Bambara:
Aisland
— country in Europe
Bashkir:
Исландия
(İslandiya)
— country in Europe
Basque:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Belarusian:
Ісла́ндыя
(Islándyja)
— country in Europe
Belarusian:
Ісьля́ндыя
(Isʹljándyja)
— country in Europe
Bengali:
আইসল্যান্ড
(aislênḍ)
— country in Europe
Central Bikol:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Bislama:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Breton:
Island
— country in Europe
Bulgarian:
Исла́ндия
(Islándija)
— country in Europe
Burmese:
အိုက်စလန်
(uikca.lan)
— country in Europe
Buryat:
Исланд
— country in Europe
Carpathian Rusyn:
Ісла́нд
(Islánd)
— country in Europe
Carpathian Rusyn:
Ісла́ндія
(Islándija)
— country in Europe
Catalan:
Islàndia
— country in Europe
Cebuano:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Chechen:
Исланди
(İslandi)
— country in Europe
Chinese Cantonese:
冰島 /冰岛
(bing1 dou2)
— country in Europe
Eastern Min Chinese:
冰島 /冰岛
(Bĭng-dō̤)
— country in Europe
Hakka Chinese:
冰島 /冰岛
(Pên-tó)
— country in Europe
Chinese:
冰島 /冰岛
(Peng-tó͘ / Peng-tó)
— country in Europe
Chinese Mandarin:
冰島 /冰岛
(Bīngdǎo)
— country in Europe
Wu Chinese:
冰島 /冰岛
(1pin-tau)
— country in Europe
Chuvash:
Исланди
(Islandi)
— country in Europe
East Circassian:
Ислэнд
(Jislɛnd)
— country in Europe
Cornish:
Island
— country in Europe
Cornish:
Rewenys
— country in Europe
Corsican:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Crimean Tatar:
İslandiya
— country in Europe
Czech:
Island
— country in Europe
Danish:
Island
— country in Europe
Dhivehi:
އައިސްލަންޑަން
(aislan̊ḍan̊)
— country in Europe
Dutch:
IJsland
— country in Europe
Dzongkha:
ཨའིསི་ལེནཌ་
('isi lenḍ)
— country in Europe
Esperanto:
Islando
— country in Europe
Estonian:
Island
— country in Europe
Ewe:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Extremaduran:
Islándia
— country in Europe
Faroese:
Ísland
— country in Europe
Fiji Hindi:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Finnish:
Islanti
— country in Europe
Franco-Provençal:
Islande
— country in Europe
French:
Islande
— country in Europe
North Frisian:
Islönj
— country in Europe
Saterland Frisian:
Ieslound
— country in Europe
West-Frisian:
Yslân
— country in Europe
Friulian:
Islande
— country in Europe
Gagauz:
İslandiya
— country in Europe
Galician:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Georgian:
ისლანდია
(islandia)
— country in Europe
German:
Island
— country in Europe
Bavarian German:
Island
— country in Europe
Greek:
Ισλανδία
(Islandía)
— country in Europe
Pontic Greek:
Ισλανδία
(Islandía)
— country in Europe
Greenlandic:
Islandi
— country in Europe
Gujarati:
આઇસલૅન્ડ
(āisalěnḍ)
— country in Europe
Haitian Creole:
Islann
— country in Europe
Hausa:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Hausa:
Aisalan
— country in Europe
Hawaiian:
ʻĀina Hau
— country in Europe
Hebrew:
אִיסְלַנְד
(ísland)
— country in Europe
Hindi:
आइसलैंड
(āislaiṇḍ)
— country in Europe
Hungarian:
Izland
— country in Europe
Icelandic:
Ísland
— country in Europe
Icelandic:
Frón
— country in Europe
Ido:
Islando
— country in Europe
Ilocano:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Indonesian:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Interlingua:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Irish:
An Íoslainn
— country in Europe
Italian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Japanese:
アイスランド
(Aisurando)
— country in Europe
Javanese:
Èslan
— country in Europe
Javanese:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Kalmyk:
Ислгудин Орн
(Islgudin Orn)
— country in Europe
Kannada:
ಐಸ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
(aislyāṇḍ)
— country in Europe
Kapampangan:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Karachay-Balkar:
Исландия
(İslandiya)
— country in Europe
Karakalpak:
İslandiya
— country in Europe
Kashubian:
Jislandiô
— country in Europe
Kazakh:
Исландия
(İslandiä)
— country in Europe
Khmer:
អ៊ីស្លង់
(ʼiislɑng)
— country in Europe
Khmer:
អាយឡែន
(ʼaaylaen)
— country in Europe
Komi-Permyak:
Исланд
— country in Europe
Komi-Zyrian:
Исландия
(Islanďija)
— country in Europe
Kongo:
Islande
— country in Europe
Korean:
아이슬란드
(Aiseullandeu)
— country in Europe
Korean:
이슬란드
(Iseullandeu)
— country in Europe
Central Kurdish:
ئایسلەند
(ayislend)
— country in Europe
Northern Kurdish:
Îsland
— country in Europe
Kyrgyz:
Исландия
(İslandiya)
— country in Europe
Ladino:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Ladino:
איסלאנדיה
— country in Europe
Lao:
ໄອສແລນ
(ʼais lǣn)
— country in Europe
Lao:
ອິດສະລັງ
(ʼit sa lang)
— country in Europe
Latgalian:
Īslandeja
— country in Europe
Latin:
Īslandia
— country in Europe
Latin:
Snēlandia
— country in Europe
Latvian:
Islande
— country in Europe
Latvian:
Īslande
— country in Europe
Ligurian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Limburgish:
Iesland
— country in Europe
Lingala:
Islandi
— country in Europe
Lithuanian:
Islandija
— country in Europe
Livonian:
Īsland
— country in Europe
Lombard:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Low German:
Iesland
— country in Europe
Luganda:
Isilandi
— country in Europe
Luxembourgish:
Island
— country in Europe
Macedonian:
И́сланд
(Ísland)
— country in Europe
Malay:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Malayalam:
ഐസ്ലാന്റ്
(aislānṟŭ)
— country in Europe
Maltese:
l-Iżlanda
— country in Europe
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আইসল্যান্ড
(āisalyānḍ)
— country in Europe
Manx:
Yn Eeslyn
— country in Europe
Māori:
Tiorangi
— country in Europe
Māori:
Aihirana
— country in Europe
Marathi:
आइसलँड
(āislĕṇḍa)
— country in Europe
Mingrelian:
ისლანდია
(islandia)
— country in Europe
Mongolian:
Исланд
— country in Europe
Mongolian:
ᠢᠰᠯᠠᠨᠳ᠋
(island)
— country in Europe
Nahuatl:
Iztlālpan
— country in Europe
Nauruan:
Aiterand
— country in Europe
Navajo:
Tin Kéyah
— country in Europe
Nepali:
आइसल्याण्ड
(āisalyāṇḍa)
— country in Europe
Norman:
Islande
— country in Europe
Norwegian Bokmål:
Island
— country in Europe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Island
— country in Europe
Occitan:
Islàndia
— country in Europe
Odia:
ଆଇସଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ
(āisalyāṇḍa)
— country in Europe
Church Slavic:
Исландъ
(Islandŭ)
— country in Europe
Ossetian:
Исланди
(Islandi)
— country in Europe
Pashto:
آيسلېنډ
(āyslenḍ)
— country in Europe
Pashto:
ايسلنډ
(ayslanḍ)
— country in Europe
Pennsylvania German:
Eisland
— country in Europe
Dari:
آیْسْلَنْد
(āysland)
— country in Europe
Iranian Persian:
ایسلند
(island)
— country in Europe
Piedmontese:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Pitcairn-Norfolk:
Iseland
— country in Europe
Polish:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Portuguese:
Islândia
— country in Europe
Punjabi:
ਆਈਸਲੈਂਡ
(āīsalaiṇḍ)
— country in Europe
Punjabi:
آئس لینڈ
— country in Europe
Quechua:
Islandya
— country in Europe
Romanian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Romansh:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Russian:
Исла́ндия
(Islándija)
— country in Europe
Rwanda-Rundi:
Isilande
— country in Europe
Northern Sami:
Islánda
— country in Europe
Skolt-Sami:
Islantt
— country in Europe
Samoan:
'Iselani
— country in Europe
Samogitian:
Islandėjė
— country in Europe
Sango:
Ïsalândi
— country in Europe
Sanskrit:
आइसलैंड
(āisalaiṃḍa)
— country in Europe
Sardinian:
Islanda
— country in Europe
Scots:
Iceland
— country in Europe
Scottish Gaelic:
Innis Tìle
— country in Europe
Serbo-Croatian:
Ѝсланд
— country in Europe
Serbo-Croatian:
Ìsland
— country in Europe
Sicilian:
Islanna
— country in Europe
Silesian:
Islandyjo
— country in Europe
Sinhalese:
අයිස්ලන්තය
(ayislantaya)
— country in Europe
Slovak:
Island
— country in Europe
Slovene:
Islándija
— country in Europe
Somali:
Island
— country in Europe
Lower Sorbian:
Islandska
— country in Europe
Upper Sorbian:
Islandska
— country in Europe
Spanish:
Islandia
— country in Europe
Swahili:
Aisilandi
— country in Europe
Swazi:
Echweni
— country in Europe
Swedish:
Island
— country in Europe
Tagalog:
Lupangyelo
— country in Europe
Tagalog:
Islandya
— country in Europe
Tajik:
Исландия
(Islandiya)
— country in Europe
Tamil:
ஐசுலாந்து
(aiculāntu)
— country in Europe
Tamil:
ஐஸ்லாந்து
(aislāntu)
— country in Europe
Tatar:
Исландия
(İslandiyä)
— country in Europe
Telugu:
ఐస్లాండ్
(aislāṇḍ)
— country in Europe
Thai:
ไอซ์แลนด์
(áis-lɛɛn)
— country in Europe
Tibetan:
ཨཡིསུ་ལེན་ཌ
(.yisu len ḍa)
— country in Europe
Tigrinya:
አይስላንድ
(ʾäysəland)
— country in Europe
Tok Pisin:
Aislan
— country in Europe
Turkish:
İzlanda
— country in Europe
Turkmen:
Islandiýa
— country in Europe
Udmurt:
Исландия
(Islanďija)
— country in Europe
Ukrainian:
Ісла́ндія
(Islándija)
— country in Europe
Urdu:
آئِس لَینْڈ
(āis lainḍ)
— country in Europe
Uyghur:
ئىسلاندىيە
(islandiye)
— country in Europe