Scandinavian
- adjective
- /ˌskændɪˈneɪviən/
- Many people admire Scandinavian design for its simplicity and functionality.
- Scandinavian countries
- Scandinavian Studies
- Scandinavian scholars
But this, I mean, is that Scandinavian style?
- But this, I mean, is that Scandinavian style?
- Or you see what some people have called Nordics because they're very tall Scandinavian looking people.
- You know, maybe spend more on having like a, a subwoofer and like spend more on your drivers and maybe a little less on your Scandinavian design.
- The least religious first world countries on the globe, which is like the Scandinavian countries, hardly anybody's religious there.
- Spiatopolk then arranges for that, it seems, the death of three of his brothers, probably with the help of Scandinavian allies.
- In Denmark and in other Scandinavian countries, people are paid a livable wage, They receive healthcare.
- And he said, excuse me, we're boarding the Scandinavian way, get back in line.
- And just for the sake of to be clear, I'm kind of confusing during this entire speech, Scandinavian and Swedish.
- And it it also gets confusing too, right, because place many Scandinavian countries have rate higher than we do on economic freedom.
- But the other thing that I I think exists in Scandinavian countries and I think it's is almost the weather that breeds this.
Examples
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Jewish societies had two agents; Scandinavian church groups had a total of nine agents.
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In Denmark and in other Scandinavian countries, people are paid a livable wage, They receive healthcare.
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That was like watching a short Scandinavian film.
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Well, so much for your Scandinavian efficiency.
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And then right here, this is like the Scandinavian sort of vibe on this tree with the white and the red.
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OK, So seeing as Noma is in a Scandinavian country, let's visit that particular region.
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The pitch for this case includes the words stylish, sophisticated, and quote inspired by Scandinavian interior design.
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One model recently stayed aloft for 17 minutes; the Scandinavian models retail for $70 each.
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The Cunard Line became an important rival in the Scandinavian market, but other British lines competed.
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Forty percent of South Dakotans are of German ancestry, 16% of Scandinavian, and 10% of Irish.
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Synonyms
Describes the people or culture of countries such as Sweden and Norway
Compounds
A large piece of land in northern Europe mostly covered by Norway and Sweden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Scandinavian = Scandinavia (transparent) = Scandinavia + an
Adjectival use formed straightforwardly from the place name with the productive suffix '-an' indicating 'relating to Scandinavia'.
Etymology
Scandinavian as an adjective comes from the place name Scandinavia, so it means 'from or like that region'. That's why we call a simple, light home style or a cultural idea 'Scandinavian' when it comes from Denmark, Norway, or Sweden.