Scandinavian
adjective
of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
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scandinavianadjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages
Scandinavian
American
[skan-duh-ney-vee-uhn]
/ ˌskæn dəˈneɪ vi ən /
adjective
noun
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Scandinavians
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
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the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic. Scand, Scand.
scandinavian
British
/ ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən /
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia
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Also: Norse. the northern group of Germanic languages, consisting of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese
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Origin of Scandinavian
First recorded in 1775–85; Scandinavi(a) + -an
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“You see this in Scandinavian countries, you see it in China where they mandated EVs and they put money behind it and the industry surged.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
It mattered little that it had to drop its Scandinavian roots for Greek mythology -- the anachronism blended into the service of Nolan's brand of realism.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is associated with being able to afford life’s necessities and the kind of strong economic rights found in Norway and other Scandinavian countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Inside a small dome where they could practice year-round, through Scandinavian winters and darkness, the kids of Bryne FK played without pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
During that time, he smelled like a Scandinavian toilet.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
A few hundred yards up the road, there was an even bigger Danish corner, which came to include all types of Scandinavians in one giant collection of sunburns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Famously stoic Scandinavians have cultivated concepts like "hygge" -- or coziness -- to get them through the long winter nights.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Meanwhile, Scandinavians are known for rye bread and foraging, though the communal dining and variety in their diets are largely overlooked.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025
“Europe needs to step up,” she said, “and ultimately we know that the Scandinavians, Baltic states and Poland are not enough.”
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
For instance, today almost all Japanese and Scandinavians are literate but most Iraqis are not: why did writing nevertheless arise nearly four thousand years earlier in Iraq?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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