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Frelsisstyttan

Frelsisstyttan

See also: frelsisstytta

Icelandic

Proper noun

Frelsisstyttan f ‎(genitive singular Frelsisstyttunnar, no plural)

  1. the Statue of Liberty, (a very large statue in New York harbor considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants)

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Etymology

From frelsis ‎(“of or pertaining to freedom and liberty”) the genitive of frelsi ‎(“freedom”) and styttan ‎(“the statue”) the term stytta ‎(“a statue”) with a definite article, literally meaning "the statue of freedom" or "the statue of liberty".

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