Scandinavian
[ skan-duh-ney-vee-uhn ]
/ ˌskæn dəˈneɪ vi ən /
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adjective
of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic. Abbreviations: Scand, Scand.
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Origin of Scandinavian
First recorded in 1775–85; Scandinavi(a) + -an
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non-Scan·di·na·vi·an, adjective, nounpro-Scan·di·na·vi·an, adjectiveWords nearby Scandinavian
Scanderbeg, scandia, Scandian, scandic, Scandinavia, Scandinavian, Scandinavian Shield, scandium, scandium oxide, scanner, scanning disk
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British Dictionary definitions for Scandinavian
Scandinavian
/ (ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia
Also: Norse the northern group of Germanic languages, consisting of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese
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