Scandinavian
Americanadjective
noun
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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.
Other Word Forms
- anti-Scandinavian adjective
- non-Scandinavian adjective
- pro-Scandinavian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Scandinavian
First recorded in 1775–85; Scandinavi(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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In contrast, Aphaneramma fossils have been discovered in rocks of similar age in Svalbard in the Scandinavian Arctic, the Russian Far East, Pakistan, and Madagascar.
From Science Daily
Having already beaten Inter at home 3–1, the Scandinavians edged the Italians 2–1 at the iconic San Siro on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.
From Barron's
They don't have to be fitted in warm regions to work, with colder Scandinavian countries like Norway, Sweden and Finland recording some of the highest numbers of installations.
From BBC
The signing of a technology safeguard agreement between the US and Sweden, allowing American companies to send advanced space technology to the Scandinavian country, is another major milestone, Lahti says.
From BBC
“We simply don’t have the institutional knowledge that our Nordic and Scandinavian partners do, and that’s a hard reality to confront,” he said.
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