Scandinavian

[skan-duh-ney-vee-uhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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. Scand, Scand.

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Other Word Forms

anti-Scandinavian adjective
non-Scandinavian adjective
pro-Scandinavian adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Scandinavian¹

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

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"And when I was told he was doing Ibsen and The Lady from the Sea, I guess that going back to my Scandinavian and Swedish heritage, it kind of felt like a perfect match."

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The animal is known in the Scandinavian country as "King of the Forest".

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�� factors help to explain the dramatic differences in happiness and well-being between the United States, the Nordic and Scandinavian countries, and Europe more broadly?

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Next up, there's more Scandinavian flavour as NI travel to Copenhagen and welcome Iceland to Windsor Park.

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This is a particular toolbox in Scandinavian parliaments.

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