Scandinavian

[skan-duh-ney-vee-uh n] /ˌskæn dəˈneɪ vi ən/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
3.
the group of languages composed of Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish, and the language of the Faeroe Islands; North Germanic.
Abbreviation: Scand.
Origin
1775-85; Scandinavi(a) + -an
Related forms
non-Scandinavian, adjective, noun
pro-Scandinavian, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Scandinavian

Scandinavian

/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
Word Origin and History for Scandinavian
adj.

1784; see Scandinavia + -ian. From 1830 as a noun; 1959 in reference to furniture and decor. In U.S. colloquial use sometimes Scandahoovian (1929), Scandiwegian. Alternative adjective Scandian (1660s) is from Latin Scandia.