How do you use Nuuk in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Nuuk in a sentence
Nuuk meaning
The capital city of Greenland.
Using Nuuk
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of Greenland.
- In the example corpus, nuuk often appears in combinations such as: of nuuk, nuuk and, in nuuk.
Context around Nuuk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nuuk
- In this selection, "nuuk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shopping, transport, main, greenland, airport and tourist stand out and add context to how "nuuk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include air main nuuk has an and airports including nuuk airport have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nuuk" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nuuk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Around 1850, Greenland and especially the area around Nuuk were in crisis. (12 words)
Nuuk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football games. (12 words)
The average daily temperature of Nuuk, Greenland varies over the seasons from convert. (13 words)
The hospital has around 130 beds. citation Tourism The Nuuk Tourist Office was built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. citation Shopping Nuuk is a good place for buying high quality art and craftwork. (42 words)
Sea As a result of the high cost of flying goods to Greenland, Nuuk and other towns in Greenland are connected to Denmark by cargo vessels which sail mainly from Aalborg during the warmer months after the winter ice has melted. (41 words)
Other projects potentially involving Chinese capital (and Chinese workers) are under discussion, including a huge open-cast iron-ore mine near Nuuk, a zinc mine in the north, and both offshore and onshore oil and gas leases. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The hospital has around 130 beds. citation Tourism The Nuuk Tourist Office was built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. citation Shopping Nuuk is a good place for buying high quality art and craftwork.
Transport Nuuk's main road Aqqusinersuaq with Hotel Hans Egede on the right Air main Nuuk has an international airport located convert to the northeast of the town centre.
Beginning in May 2025, travelers will be able to fly nonstop to Palermo, Italy; Nuuk, Greenland; Faro, Portugal; Madeira Island, Portugal; and Bilbao, Spain.
For years, municipal and Nunavut government officials have looked to Nuuk’s incinerator as a possible solution for Iqaluit and Nunavut’s waste management issues.
Nuuk musician Zika, left, performs alongside Laura Jensen during the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit on Saturday, the festival's first full day of events.
The company has also staked additional amphibolite belts within the Fiskefjord Complex, 95 kilometers north of Nuuk, and 75 kilometers southeast of the community of Maniitsoq.
The striking new terminal building at Nuuk Airport will soon welcome travelers directly from North America.
Other projects potentially involving Chinese capital (and Chinese workers) are under discussion, including a huge open-cast iron-ore mine near Nuuk, a zinc mine in the north, and both offshore and onshore oil and gas leases.
Seems far less likely than Donald Trump melting a few glaciers for a golf course at Trump Hotel Nuuk.
Around 1850, Greenland and especially the area around Nuuk were in crisis.
From 2012 Air Greenland operates a route from Iqaluit in Canada to Nuuk during summer.
In larger towns, especially Nuuk and in the higher social strata, this is still a large group.
Most airports including Nuuk Airport have short runways and can only be served by special fairly small aircraft on fairly short flights.
Nearly all Greenlanders live along the fjords in the south-west of the main island, which has a relatively mild climate. citation Over 16,000 people reside in Nuuk, the capital city.
Nuuk contains almost a quarter of Greenland's population, and also has the tallest building in Greenland.
Nuuk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football games.
Other notable educational institutions include the Department of Nursing and Health Science, Nuuk Technical College and the Iron & Metal School.
Sea As a result of the high cost of flying goods to Greenland, Nuuk and other towns in Greenland are connected to Denmark by cargo vessels which sail mainly from Aalborg during the warmer months after the winter ice has melted.
The average daily temperature of Nuuk, Greenland varies over the seasons from convert.
The major airport remains the former US air base at Kangerlussuaq well north of Nuuk, with the capital unable to accept international flights on its own, owing to concerns about expense and noise pollution.
Common combinations with nuuk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of nuuk 3×
- nuuk and 3×
- in nuuk 3×
- nuuk greenland 2×
- to nuuk 2×
- nuuk airport 2×