NORDIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nordic mean? 

• NORDIC (noun)
  The noun NORDIC has 1 sense:

1. the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

  Familiarity information: NORDIC used as a noun is very rare.

• NORDIC (adjective)
  The adjective NORDIC has 3 senses:

1. of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group of languages

2. relating to Germany and Scandinavia

3. resembling peoples of Scandinavia

  Familiarity information: NORDIC used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORDIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Nordic; Norse; North Germanic; North Germanic language; Scandinavian; Scandinavian language

Hypernyms ("Nordic" is a kind of...):

Germanic; Germanic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nordic"):

Danish (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark)

Icelandic (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland)

Norwegian (a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway)

Swedish (a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland)

Faeroese; Faroese (a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands)

• NORDIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group of languages

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Nordic languages have a gender system

Pertainym:

Scandinavian (the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to Germany and Scandinavia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe

Pertainym:

northern Europe (the northernmost countries of Europe)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Resembling peoples of Scandinavia

Similar:

blond; blonde; light-haired (being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes)

 Context examples 

The team pieced together data from a sediment core drilled from the bottom of the Nordic Seas, a lake sediment core from southern Scandinavia, and ice cores from Greenland.

(A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts., University of Cambridge)

Upon administration, modified vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 vaccine may stimulate the host immune system to mount humoral and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against HER2-expressing tumor cells, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

(Modified Vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the applications of the study could be the use of adjustable-height tables that enable people to work standing up—already a very common practice in the Nordic countries—and thus combat the negative effects of a sedentary working environment.

(Spending more time standing helps increase energy expenditure and combats the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, University of Granada)

"Did I?" She looked at me. "I can't seem to remember, but I think we talked about the Nordic race. Yes, I'm sure we did. It sort of crept up on us and first thing you know—"

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)