NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security

European country, European nation - countries occupying the European continent

Iceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle

capital of Iceland, Reykjavik - the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water

Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

Icelander - a native or inhabitant of Iceland

Iceland, Republic of Iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water