Greenlandic

American  

[green-lan-dik] / grinˈlæn dɪk /

noun

1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Greenland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Greenlandic British  

/ ɡriːnˈlændɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Greenland, the Greenlanders, or the Inuit dialect spoken in Greenland

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noun

1. the dialect of Inuktitut spoken in Greenland

Etymology

Origin of Greenlandic

Greenland + -ic

Example Sentences

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Greenlandic

Danish and Greenlandic officials suggest it will build on an existing 1951 treaty, amended in 2004, that already gives the U.S. the right to deploy troops and build bases on the Arctic island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Many Greenlandic businesspeople say the U.S. is a natural partner given its geographical proximity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In February, while at a conference in Norway, he was caught on a hot mic telling a Greenlandic politician that “the check’s in the mail.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Von der Leyen's tour included a boat trip among icebergs, meetings with top Greenlandic and Danish officials and the signing a joint statement between Greenland and the European Union.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The first Greenlandic, the first Pygmy, the first Berber, the first Fijian, Bahá’ís have been enrolled, swelling the number of races represented in the Bahá’í World Community to thirty-five.

From Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 by Shoghi Effendi