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Viking

[ vahy-king ]
/ ˈvaɪ kɪŋ /

noun (sometimes lowercase)

any of the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries.
a sea-roving bandit; pirate.
a Scandinavian.
U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.

Origin of Viking

1800–10; <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīkingr; compare Old English wīcing pirate; etymology disputed

Words nearby Viking

vihara, vihuela, Viipuri, Vijayawada, Viki, Viking, Vikings, Viking spacecraft, vil., Vila, Vila Nova de Gaia
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British Dictionary definitions for Viking

Viking
/ (ˈvaɪkɪŋ) /

noun (sometimes not capital)

Also called: Norseman, Northman any of the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who raided by sea most of N and W Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries, later often settling, as in parts of Britain
any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate
either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikingsa Viking ship

Word Origin for Viking

C19: from Old Norse vīkingr, probably from vīk creek, sea inlet + -ingr (see -ing ³); perhaps related to Old English wīc camp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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