Vinland

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发音

/ˈvɪnlənd/
/ˈvɪnlænd/

别名

Vineland Winland Wineland

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Newfoundland, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.

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词源

From Old Norse, coined c. AD 1000 by Leif Ericson, but of uncertain meaning because vowel length was not marked in early texts. It can therefore be either Vínland (“Wineland”) (from vín (“wine”)) or Vinland (“meadowland”) (from vin (“meadow, pasture”)).

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