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Zealand

[ zee-luhnd ]

noun

  1. the largest island of Denmark: Copenhagen is located here. 2,709 sq. mi. (7,015 sq. km).


Zealand

/ ˈziːlənd /

noun

  1. the largest island of Denmark, separated from the island of Funen by the Great Belt and from S Sweden by the Sound (both now spanned by road bridges). Chief town: Copenhagen. Pop: 2 096 449 (2003 est). Area: 7016 sq km (2709 sq miles) Danish nameSjælland German nameSeeland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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