Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Greenland, to its people, or to their language.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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 theLatin alphabet.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The bright spark said, yes, the ice is millions of years old, it comes from the Greenlandic ice cap, it's been there forever.
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