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Icelandic

adjective Ice·lan·dic \ īs-ˈlan-dik \

Definition of Icelandic

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic

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1674

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Icelandic

noun

Definition of Icelandic

: the North Germanic language of Iceland

First Known Use of icelandic

1710

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