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Nordic

Nor·dic [ náwrdik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. Scandinavian: relating to the countries of northwestern Europe, especially the Scandinavian countries and Iceland

2. tall, fair, and blue-eyed: tall, blond, fair-skinned, and blue-eyed, in a way that is considered to be characteristic of people from Scandinavian countries

3. involving cross-country skiing or jumping: describes ski events involving either cross-country racing or ski jumping or both



noun  (plural Nor·dics)
Definition:
 
somebody from Scandinavia: somebody from a Nordic country or of Nordic appearance

[Late 19th century. < French nordique< nord "north" < Germanic]
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