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 school starting age in many Scandinavian countries is 7.
...a festival of Scandinavian culture in London.
2. countable noun
Scandinavians are people from Scandinavian countries.
Scandinavian in British English
(ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia
3. Also: Norse
the northern group of Germanic languages, consisting of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese
Scandinavian in American English
(ˌskændəˈneɪviən; ˌskændəˈneɪvjən)
adjective
1.
of Scandinavia or its peoples, languages, or cultures
noun
2.
a person born or living in Scandinavia
3.
the subbranch of the Germanic languages spoken by Scandinavians; North Germanic
In other languages
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.