Meanings
- rareNuuk (the capital city of Greenland).
Godthab seems like the kind of place where television options would be limited, and thus “Gossip Girl” would be absolutely unknown.
2009 March 4, Charles Isherwood, “Gossip Boy, but Just for a Day”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 20221 more example
In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.
2001 May 20, James Brooke, “Where Icebergs Are Born”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2017
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- DanishGodthåb
- EnglishGodthab
Borrowed from Danish Godthåb.
More words from Danish
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Godthab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godthab
“Godthab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godthab. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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