/skan'deuh nay"vee euhn/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
n.
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. Abbr.: Scand
[ 1775-85; SCANDINAVI(A) + -AN ]