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Definition of North Germanic in English: North Germanicnoun mass nounA subdivision of the Germanic group of languages, comprising the Scandinavian languages.
adjective Relating to North Germanic. Example sentencesExamples - Swedish is a North Germanic language, related to Norwegian, Danish, and German.
- Danish is a North Germanic language closely related to Norwegian and Swedish, and is also related to the West Germanic languages, including German and English.
- Today, Germanic languages and peoples fall into two groups: North Germanic, alias Scandinavian (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese), and West Germanic (German, English, and Frisian).
Definition of North Germanic in US English: North Germanicnoun The northern branch of the Germanic languages, descended from Old Norse and comprising Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese.
adjective Relating to North Germanic. Example sentencesExamples - Danish is a North Germanic language closely related to Norwegian and Swedish, and is also related to the West Germanic languages, including German and English.
- Today, Germanic languages and peoples fall into two groups: North Germanic, alias Scandinavian (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese), and West Germanic (German, English, and Frisian).
- Swedish is a North Germanic language, related to Norwegian, Danish, and German.
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