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Scandinavian

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Definition of Scandinavian

adjective

  • relating to Scandinavia, its people, or their languages.

noun

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia, or a person of Scandinavian descent.
  • 2 [mass noun] the northern branch of the Germanic languages, comprising Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese, all descended from Old Norse.

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