Ittoqqortoormiit

proper noun

A settlement in Sermersooq, eastern Greenland.

OriginTunumiisut Ittoqqortoormiit →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. TunumiisutIttoqqortoormiit
  2. EnglishIttoqqortoormiit

From Tunumiisut Ittoqqortoormiit.

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Translations

Danish Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresbysund
  • Ittoqqortoormiitvillage in Greenland
  • Scoresbysundvillage in Greenland
French Ittoqqortoormiit
  • Ittoqqortoormiitvillage in Greenland
Cite this entry
APA

Ittoqqortoormiit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ittoqqortoormiit

MLA

“Ittoqqortoormiit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ittoqqortoormiit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ittoqqortoormiit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ittoqqortoormiit.

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