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scandent |
scandentia |
scandia |
scandic |
scandinavia |
scandinavian
| scandinavian country
| scandinavian language
| scandinavian lox
| scandinavian nation
| scandinavian peninsula
scandinavian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scandinavian has 2 senses
- scandinavian(n = noun.person) norse, northman - an inhabitant of Scandinavia; Array is a member of scandinavia
- scandinavian(n = noun.communication) nordic, norse, north germanic, north germanic language, scandinavian language - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland; Array is a kind of germanic, germanic language
is a kind of european
has particulars: viking, berserk, berserker
Derived form adjective scandinavian1
has particulars: danish, icelandic, norwegian, swedish, faeroese, faroese
Adjective scandinavian has 1 sense
- scandinavian(a = adj.pert) norse - of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" Derived forms noun scandinavia2, noun scandinavia1, noun scandinavian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
scandinavian, a.
Of or pertaining to Scandinavia, that is, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scandinavian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland). b a person of Scandinavian descent.
2 the family of languages of Scandinavia.
--adj. of or relating to Scandinavia or its people or languages.
--n.
1 a a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland). b a person of Scandinavian descent.
2 the family of languages of Scandinavia.
--adj. of or relating to Scandinavia or its people or languages.
Etymology
L Scandinavia
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