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Greenlandic

American  
[green-lan-dik] / grinˈlæn dɪk /

noun

  1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the dialect of Inuktitut spoken in Greenland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Greenlandic

Greenland + -ic


Example Sentences

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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

“Restoring access to the U.S. market would support Greenlandic hunters and communities, while also sending a powerful signal that America respects Greenlanders’ culture, livelihoods and right to make these choices for themselves,” Swets said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

Speaking in its capital, Nuuk, alongside the Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers, von der Leyen said a joint declaration they signed showed that the Arctic island has chosen Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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