Scandinavian

[ skan-duh-ney-vee-uh n ]

/ ˌskæn dəˈneɪ vi ən /

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. Abbreviation: Scand

Origin of Scandinavian

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Scandinavian

non-Scan·di·na·vi·an, adjective, nounpro-Scan·di·na·vi·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for scandinavian

In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.
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Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
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How about adopting the Scandinavian “bicycle monarchy” model, for example?
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Look at The Killing, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, all of these Scandinavian things with female investigators.
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Because I believe the original Scandinavian series it was based on was originally meant to be just one season.
Joan Allen on ‘The Killing’ Finale and That Mother of a Twist|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As compared with the advanced stands of the Scandinavian countries, the few laws of progressive states look painfully inadequate.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
There was his wife, a woman who greeted me cheerfully in the Scandinavian accent.
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Gudrun, the Scandinavian Medea, gives Atli the hearts of his two sons to eat, assuring him that they are calves' hearts.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
There were few women artists in the Scandinavian countries in the early years of the eighteenth century.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The first we know of Scandinavian wool for dress, is a fragment from a Celtic barrow in Yorkshire—a woollen plaited shroud.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford

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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