Scandinavian vs Nordic - What's the difference?
scandinavian | nordic |
Of Scandinavia.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (Of a language ) Of the North Germanic family to which Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong.
Of or relating to the Nordic countries.
Of or relating to the light colouring and tall stature of Nordic peoples.
(linguistics) Of or relating to the family of North Germanic languages.
(skiing) Of or relating to cross-country skiing or ski jumping. (Compare alpine.)
A person of descent or having features typical of Nordic people.
(ufology) A race of extraterrestrials similar in appearance to Nordic humans.
* 2007 , Erich Goode, D. Angus Vail, Extreme Deviance , Pine Forge Press, page 41:
* 2012 , Kelly Milner Halls, Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth about UFOs and Aliens , Millbrook Press, page 45:
* 2012 , Patricia D. Netzley, Extraterrestrial Life: Alien Encounters , Reference Point Press, page 33:
As adjectives the difference between scandinavian and nordic
is that scandinavian is of scandinavia while nordic is of or relating to cross-country skiing (compare alpine).As a noun scandinavian
is someone from scandinavia.scandinavian
English
(wikipedia Scandinavian)Adjective
(en adjective)Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}
Derived terms
* (l)nordic
English
Alternative forms
* nordic (skiing)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Skiing sense often lower case.Noun
(en noun)- Called “Nordics',” the aliens are human-like in appearance, of average height, and often have long, flowing hair. Contactees are typically struck by the beauty of the ' Nordics , as was Howard Menger (1959): “She seemed to radiate and glow,” Menger explains,
- But the third most common alien is called a Nordic , or humanoid.
- Known as Nordics , these extraterrestrials are said to have blond hair, blue eyes, and pale skin and are anywhere from 6 to 8 feet (183cm to 244cm) tall.
