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

Naaja Nathanielsen, a former Greenlandic minister of business and natural resources, said the existing agreement allows the U.S. to build more bases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Greenlandic politician Aqqaluk Lynge, founder of the Greenlandic left-wing party Inuit Ataqatigiit, believes that Copenhagen and Nuuk need to exercise caution.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

She teaches her class in Danish and has a local assistant to help her with Greenlandic.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Healthcare experts say neither problem can be solved with a large hospital ship, which wouldn’t be able to dock in most Greenlandic settlements outside the capital of Nuuk, particularly in winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Even if the Glacial period was such that it was enveloped in a Greenlandic winding-sheet, there would have been some Antarctic animals?

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by Marchant, James