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nordic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nordic has 1 sense
- nordic(n = noun.communication) norse, north germanic, north germanic language, scandinavian, scandinavian language - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland; Array is a kind of germanic, germanic language
has particulars: danish, icelandic, norwegian, swedish, faeroese, faroese
Adjective nordic has 3 senses
- nordic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group of languages; "Nordic languages have a gender system"
- nordic(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to Germany and Scandinavia; "Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe"
- nordic(s = adj.all) Array - resembling peoples of Scandinavia; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
nordic, prop. adj.
- of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scandinavia; as, Nordic languages have a gender system. [WordNet 1.5]
- Relating to Germany and Scandinavia; as, Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe. [WordNet 1.5]
- Resembling the peoples of Scandinavia. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nordic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to the tall blond dolichocephalic Germanic people found in N. Europe, esp. in Scandinavia.
2 of or relating to Scandinavia or Finland.
3 (of skiing) with cross-country work and jumping.
--n. a Nordic person, esp. a native of Scandinavia or Finland.
--adj.
1 of or relating to the tall blond dolichocephalic Germanic people found in N. Europe, esp. in Scandinavia.
2 of or relating to Scandinavia or Finland.
3 (of skiing) with cross-country work and jumping.
--n. a Nordic person, esp. a native of Scandinavia or Finland.
Etymology
F nordique f. nord north
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