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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 Icelandplay

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 Scandinaviaplay

Classified under:

Adjectives

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 Scandinaviaplay

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 languagesplay

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)

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