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Scandinavian

//ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Scandinavia.

    "I thought I could organize freedom / How Scandinavian of me"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the North Germanic family of languages to which Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone from Scandinavia.
  2. 2
    the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland wordnet
  3. 3
    The Scandinavian Defence.
  4. 4
    an inhabitant of Scandinavia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Scandinavi(a) + -an.

Etymology 2

From Scandinavi(a) + -an.

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