Viking

[ vahy-king ]
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noun(sometimes lowercase)
  1. any of the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries.

  2. a sea-roving bandit; pirate.

  1. a Scandinavian.

  2. U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.

Origin of Viking

1
1800–10; <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīkingr; compare Old English wīcing pirate; etymology disputed

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British Dictionary definitions for Viking

Viking

/ (ˈvaɪkɪŋ) /


noun(sometimes not capital)
  1. Also called: Norseman, Northman any of the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who raided by sea most of N and W Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries, later often settling, as in parts of Britain

  2. any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate

  1. either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976

  2. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikings: a Viking ship

Origin of Viking

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C19: from Old Norse vīkingr, probably from vīk creek, sea inlet + -ingr (see -ing ³); perhaps related to Old English wīc camp

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