Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to Greenland, to its people, or to their language.

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  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, the Greenlandic people or the Greenlandic language.
  • proper noun The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.

Etymologies

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Greenland +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • Whether a Danish writer who was born and raised in Greenland can really be called a "Greenlandic" author is a moot question, but it's one that perhaps deserves to be raised.

    Archive 2009-08-01 David McDuff 2009

  • Speakers of Cherokee say no-qui-si.xix And in West Greenlandic, an Eskimo-Aleut tongue, the word is ulluriaq.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Young speakers of Vietnamese use fun in Global English phrases like “have fun with game,” and Greenlandic teenagers in Nuuk seek fun by break-dancing.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Speakers of Cherokee say no-qui-si.xix And in West Greenlandic, an Eskimo-Aleut tongue, the word is ulluriaq.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Young speakers of Vietnamese use fun in Global English phrases like “have fun with game,” and Greenlandic teenagers in Nuuk seek fun by break-dancing.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • It is paced for the Greenlandic tempo and the desolate landscape, as it reveals a culture under attack in delightful story telling fashion.

    Stewart Nusbaumer: Peace & Survial: Two Worthy Docs Stewart Nusbaumer 2010

  • It has the full permission of the Greenlandic authorities, who have also defended Cairn from Greenpeace's accusations.

    Court Rules Against Greenpeace in Drilling Protest Archibald Preuschat 2011

  • It has the full permission of the Greenlandic authorities, who have also defended Cairn from Greenpeace's accusations.

    Court Rules Against Greenpeace in Drilling Protest Archibald Preuschat 2011

  • The AFP explains, "The children were each given one Greenlandic name, Minik and Ivalo, in honour of Denmark's autonomous territory, according to Danish media."

    Prince Vincent <![CDATA[&]]> Princess Josephine Of Denmark Christened (PHOTOS) 2011

  • The bright spark said, yes, the ice is millions of years old, it comes from the Greenlandic ice cap, it's been there forever.

    Short story: Barthelme by Joanna Kavenna 2011

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