Named after the founding of Greenland:
"He called the country, which he had discovered, Greenland, because, he said, people would be attracted thither if the country had a good name"
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"The art of naming an event favourably to attract lots of people, when in actuality the event is nothing as it seems"
"He called the country, which he had discovered, Greenland, because, he said, people would be attracted thither if the country had a good name"
ie.
"The art of naming an event favourably to attract lots of people, when in actuality the event is nothing as it seems"
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A gumball that contains marijuana or any form of THC. These gumballs are usually labeled greenades, and in a wrapper that sometimes includes directions for use. These gumballs are known to contain as much as a gram of marijuana. They are growing in popularity among highschool students.
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Also; the word used for something that is, basically, someone else's (most commonly Denmark's) bitch.
Also; the word used for something that is, basically, someone else's (most commonly Denmark's) bitch.
You know that new Transfer student? She is SO Greenland.
Greenland? Isn't that the Icy one? I JUST DON'T GET IT.
Greenland? Isn't that the Icy one? I JUST DON'T GET IT.
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Claimed by Norway (norwegian crown colony untill 1815)
Permanent Court of International Justice ruled that denmark of some odd reason gets to rule Greenland.
Claimed by Norway (norwegian crown colony untill 1815)
Permanent Court of International Justice ruled that denmark of some odd reason gets to rule Greenland.
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