Greenlandish
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a word derived from
Greenland.
Greenlandnouna self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Godthåb.
Example Sentences
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I called out to him in Greenlandish that he should come to me, that I had words to say to him, and that I was his good friend.
From The Moravians in Labrador by Anonymous
The scene we witnessed on running aloft into the rigging was peculiarly Greenlandish.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Gordon Stables
The day before his death he was baptized by Mr Drachart, who, at his own request, made use of the Greenlandish language in administering the rite.
From The Moravians in Labrador by Anonymous
The place is all right, the hotel uncommonly good, but it's Greenlandish in its temperature—a very cold wind blowing.
From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick