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NORDIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Synonyms:
Nordic; Norse; North Germanic; North Germanic language; Scandinavian; Scandinavian language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Nordic" is a kind of...):
Germanic; Germanic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nordic"):
Danish (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark)
Icelandic (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland)
Norwegian (a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway)
Swedish (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland)
Faeroese; Faroese (a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling peoples of Scandinavia
Classified under:
Similar:
blond; blonde; light-haired (being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to Germany and Scandinavia
Example:
Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
northern Europe (the northernmost countries of Europe)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group of languages
Example:
Nordic languages have a gender system
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Scandinavian (the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland)
