Ice·lan·dic
īs-ˈlan-dik 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The figurine could also represent an ancestor of the Icelandic sheepdog, a type of Nordic Spitz dog.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
To come up with the concept album, Kahn had recruited Jónsi Birgisson, the front man of the Icelandic avant-garde rock band Sigur Rós; Paul Corley, a composer who produces the band; and C. J. Baran, a songwriter and producer who works with Carly Rae Jepsen.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
All my fellow dinner guests were smart and well-traveled and also in their 30s, and topics bounced from our hometowns to Icelandic vacations to dating to the presidential election.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
However, intense meltwater runoff is making the excursions even more treacherous, according to the Icelandic park service.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The figurine could also represent an ancestor of the Icelandic sheepdog, a type of Nordic Spitz dog.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
To come up with the concept album, Kahn had recruited Jónsi Birgisson, the front man of the Icelandic avant-garde rock band Sigur Rós; Paul Corley, a composer who produces the band; and C. J. Baran, a songwriter and producer who works with Carly Rae Jepsen.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
All my fellow dinner guests were smart and well-traveled and also in their 30s, and topics bounced from our hometowns to Icelandic vacations to dating to the presidential election.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Icelandic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Icelandic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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Icelandic
1 of 2 adjective
Ice·lan·dic
ī-ˈslan-dik
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic
Icelandic
2 of 2 noun
: the Germanic language of the Icelandic people
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