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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

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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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Joint Arctic Command said on Facebook that it had evacuated a crew member from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, scooping them up in a Seahawk helicopter approximately seven nautical miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital.

From Salon

The Greenlandic and Danish governments have said the island doesn’t need a U.S. hospital ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Landry said he had discussed Greenlandic affairs with Boassen and another Greenlandic activist when his office invited them to Louisiana for Mardi Gras.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Patient records from the ship might not be made available in the Greenlandic health system.

From The Wall Street Journal