Nordic
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Nordic refers to:
- The Nordic countries, the northwestern European countries of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), as well as Iceland and Finland;[1][2][3] or a native of one of the Nordic countries;[4] or a native of Northern Europe[5]
- A racial category used in the early 20th century which is no longer in scientific use;[9] or certain features thought of as characteristic of the Scandinavian people[10] or relating to Germanic peoples in Northern Europe[11]
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[edit] Relating to the Nordic countries
- Nordic Council
- Nordic Cross Flag
- Nordic green left
- Nordic Industrial Fund
- Nordic Language Convention
- Nordic literature
- Nordic model
- Nordic Seas, a term used to collectively referred to the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Greenland Sea and the Icelandic Sea
- Nordic swan
- Traditional Nordic dance music
[edit] Synonym for Scandinavian or Norse
[edit] Relating to North Germanic languages
[edit] Relating to a racial category
- Nordic race, "a physical type characterized by tall stature, long head, light skin and hair, and blue eyes."[12]
- Nordic theory, or Nordicism (the belief that Northern Europeans constitute a "master race")
- Nordic League (a British far right organization)
[edit] Other
Nordic can also refer to:
[edit] Sports
[edit] Companies, products and institutions
- Nordic Airways
- Nordic Aluminium
- Nordic Choir
- Nordic gold
- Nordic Folkboat
- Nordic Museum
- Nordic Summer University
- TUIfly Nordic
[edit] Popular culture
- Nordic aliens
- Risto Hieta ("Nordic the Incurable")
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Glossary. Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution, 2004.
- ^ adj. 1 in The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. Oxford University Press, 2008.
- ^ Giersig, Nicolas (2008). "'Scandinavia' and 'the Nordic Countries': a terminological distinction." In Multilevel Urban Governance and the 'European City'. VS Verlag, 2008. ISBN 3531159984, p. 118.
- ^ noun 1 in The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. Oxford University Press, 2008.
- ^ noun 1 in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Online, 2008
- ^ adj. 2 from Wordnet 2.0; adj. 1 from New Century Dictionary. (1963). New York: Meredith Publishing
- ^ Schulte, M. (2001). Early Nordic language history and modern runology". 1.1 Terminology. In Historical Linguistics. Blake, Barry J. and Kate Burridge (eds.), 2003. ISBN 9027247498, p.391–402.
- ^ adj. 1 from Wordnet 2.0Company|Appleton-Century-Crofts], Inc. LOC No. 62-20970
- ^ adj. 2 in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
- ^ adj. 3 in WordNet Search - 3.0
- ^ adj. 1 in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Online, 2008
- ^ adj. 2 from Webster's 7th dictionary
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