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Nuuk

proper noun

  1. capital of Greenland
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nuːk/ / /nuk/ / /nʊk/

name

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

  1. The capital city of Greenland.

    “[Tom] Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.””