Scandinavian

[ skan-duh-ney-vee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
2. the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic. : Scand, Scand.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun
• non-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun
• pro-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scandinavian¹

First recorded in 1775–85; Scandinavi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.

From The Daily Beast

Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.

From The Daily Beast

How about adopting the Scandinavian “bicycle monarchy” model, for example?

From The Daily Beast

Look at The Killing, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, all of these Scandinavian things with female investigators.

From The Daily Beast

Because I believe the original Scandinavian series it was based on was originally meant to be just one season.

From The Daily Beast

As the names are now, I do not see anything purely Scandinavian in them, except the termination -by.

From Project Gutenberg

Cheek bones rather strongly marked; a hint of Scandinavian ancestry supported by his name.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not the headlong, reckless, pugnacious rage of the old Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian berserker.

From Project Gutenberg

"I consider it highly probable," asserted Aunt Maria, forgetting her Scandinavian hypothesis.

From Project Gutenberg

Allied nations have renewed the ancient alliance between Germany and the ancient Scandinavian North.

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