Scandinavian

Scandinavian
/skan'deuh nay"vee euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
n.
2. a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
3. the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic. Abbr.: Scand
[1775-85; SCANDINAVI(A) + -AN]

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