Ice·lan·dic
īs-ˈlan-dik 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Her latest project, a murder mystery novel titled Death on the Island, blends her love of British-style crime fiction with her deep appreciation for Icelandic culture.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Swiss supporters turned up in the thousands for the fan walk to the match in Bern, along with another 2,000 Icelandic fans, setting a new record for the largest fan walk in the tournament’s history.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
At the restaurant, a farm-to-table menu will use ingredients foraged in the area, such as Icelandic herbs, various seaweeds, and berries, as well as products sourced from local ranches, fisheries, and geothermal greenhouses.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
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By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Her latest project, a murder mystery novel titled Death on the Island, blends her love of British-style crime fiction with her deep appreciation for Icelandic culture.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Swiss supporters turned up in the thousands for the fan walk to the match in Bern, along with another 2,000 Icelandic fans, setting a new record for the largest fan walk in the tournament’s history.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
At the restaurant, a farm-to-table menu will use ingredients foraged in the area, such as Icelandic herbs, various seaweeds, and berries, as well as products sourced from local ranches, fisheries, and geothermal greenhouses.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
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“Icelandic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Icelandic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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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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