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Ittoqqortoormiit

Ittoqqortoormiit proper noun: a settlement in Sermersooq, eastern Greenland.

Proper noun

Ittoqqortoormiit

  1. A settlement in Sermersooq, eastern Greenland.
    • FURTHER confusing visitors, Greenlanders seem to compete with the Welsh in adopting place names that are nigh impossible for outsiders to pronounce, like Ittoqqortoormiit (ee-DOH-grow-doh-meet), or "those that live where there is most peat."2001 May 20, James Brooke, “Where Icebergs Are Born”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2017

Origin of Ittoqqortoormiit

From Tunumiisut Ittoqqortoormiit.

Questions about Ittoqqortoormiit

What does Ittoqqortoormiit mean?
Ittoqqortoormiit means a settlement in Sermersooq, eastern Greenland.
What part of speech is Ittoqqortoormiit?
Ittoqqortoormiit is a proper noun.

Words near Ittoqqortoormiit in the dictionary

  1. Ittihad
  2. Ittiwan
  3. Ittiwans
  4. ittnerite
  5. Ittoop
  6. Ittoqqortoormiit
  7. ittria
  8. ittrium
  9. ITTs
  10. ittself
  11. itty

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