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NORTHMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Norse; Northman; Scandinavian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Northman" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Northman"):
Viking (any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries)
berserk; berserker (one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury)
Holonyms ("Northman" is a member of...):
Scandinavia (a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)