Greenlandic

[green-lan-dik]

noun

1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.

adjective

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

Greenlandic

/ ɡriːnˈlændɪk /

adjective

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

noun

1. the dialect of Inuktitut spoken in Greenland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Greenlandic¹

Greenland + -ic

Example Sentences

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a long-awaited apology to the Greenlandic women and their families affected by what she called "systematic discrimination" during a contraceptive campaign.

From BBC

"Even though we do not have the full picture," Frederiksen said, "it makes a serious impression on the government, that so many Greenlandic women unanimously report that they have been subjected to abuse by the Danish healthcare system."

From BBC

Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic MP in the Danish parliament, welcomed the apology and told the BBC it was important for both Greenlandic and Danish society to achieve closure.

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"This is big, I must say, because we never had visits from a president at all, and it's very welcomed," says veteran Greenlandic official, Kaj Kleist.

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Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said the visit to a remote US military base "completely unacceptable pressure on Greenland, Greenlandic politicians and the Greenlandic population".

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