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Shetlandic

Shetlandic adjective: of or related to the Shetland Islands, its people, or their culture.

Adjective

Shetlandic (comparative more Shetlandic, superlative most Shetlandic)

  1. Of or related to the Shetland Islands, its people, or their culture.

Proper noun

Shetlandic

  1. Mixed Germanic language presently spoken on the Shetland Islands.
  2. (historical) The Norn language formerly spoken there.

Synonyms of Shetlandic

Forms of Shetlandic

comparativemore Shetlandic
superlativemost Shetlandic

Origin of Shetlandic

From Shetland + -ic.

Questions about Shetlandic

What does Shetlandic mean?
Shetlandic means of or related to the Shetland Islands, its people, or their culture.
What part of speech is Shetlandic?
Shetlandic can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Shetlandic in the dictionary

  1. Shetland sheepdogs
  2. Shetland wool
  3. Shetlander
  4. Shetlanders
  5. Shetlandian
  6. Shetlandic
  7. Shetlandish
  8. shetlands
  9. Shetler
  10. Shetlers
  11. Shetley

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