Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
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. Abbreviation: Scand
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia
- Also: Norse the northern group of Germanic languages, consisting of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese
adj.1784; see Scandinavia + -ian. From 1830 as a noun; 1959 in reference to furniture and decor. In U.S. colloquial use sometimes Scandahoovian (1929), Scandiwegian. Alternative adjective Scandian (1660s) is from Latin Scandia.