Scandinavian

[ skan-duh-ney-vee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
2. the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic. : Scand, Scand.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun
• non-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun
• pro-Scan·di·na·vi·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scandinavian¹

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

Example Sentences

Much better, in fact, as 54 percent of all new vehicles sold in the Scandinavian country in 2020 were electric.

From Ars Technica

For our money, the Scandinavian original — in which a Swedish and Danish detective have to split custody of an investigation when a body is found half in one country and half in the other — is the best.

From Ozy

This celebratory Scandinavian punch is warmly spiced for the holiday season.

From Washington Post

Maybe there’s someone on your list who either loves to make a statement with their drinkware, runs a weekly D&D game, or just loves to pay tribute to their Scandinavian heritage by drinking hot liquids out of the skulls of the vanquished.

From Popular-Science

If you look at the female participation rate in Japan, it’s now surged above that of the United States and even some of the Scandinavian countries.

From Fortune

In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.

From The Daily Beast

Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.

From The Daily Beast

How about adopting the Scandinavian “bicycle monarchy” model, for example?

From The Daily Beast

Look at The Killing, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, all of these Scandinavian things with female investigators.

From The Daily Beast

Because I believe the original Scandinavian series it was based on was originally meant to be just one season.

From The Daily Beast

As the names are now, I do not see anything purely Scandinavian in them, except the termination -by.

From Project Gutenberg

Cheek bones rather strongly marked; a hint of Scandinavian ancestry supported by his name.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not the headlong, reckless, pugnacious rage of the old Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian berserker.

From Project Gutenberg

"I consider it highly probable," asserted Aunt Maria, forgetting her Scandinavian hypothesis.

From Project Gutenberg

Allied nations have renewed the ancient alliance between Germany and the ancient Scandinavian North.

From Project Gutenberg