Definition of 'Scandinavian'
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Scandinavian
British English: Scandinavian
/ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən/ ADJECTIVE
Scandinavian means belonging or relating to a group of northern European countries that includes Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, or to the people, languages, or culture of those countries.
The Baltic republics have called on the Scandinavian countries for help.
- American English: Scandinavian /skændɪˈneɪviən/
- Arabic: اسكندينافيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: escandinavo
- Chinese: 斯堪的纳维亚的
- Croatian: skandinavski
- Czech: skandinávský
- Danish: skandinavisk
- Dutch: Scandinavisch
- European Spanish: escandinavo
- Finnish: skandinaavinen
- French: scandinave
- German: skandinavisch
- Greek: σκανδιναβικός
- Italian: scandinavo
- Japanese: スカンジナビアの
- Korean: 스칸디나비아의
- Norwegian: skandinavisk
- Polish: skandynawski
- European Portuguese: escandinavo
- Romanian: scandinav
- Russian: скандинавский
- Latin American Spanish: escandinavo
- Swedish: skandinavisk
- Thai: ของสแกนดิเนเวีย, ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับสแกนดิเนเวีย
- Turkish: İskandinav
- Ukrainian: скандинавський
- Vietnamese: thuộc Scandinavia
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