Nordic countries

A form of Nordic country — Any of a group of countries in northern Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and their associated territories Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Åland.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Nordic country

    “It is completely improper to equate the excessive consumption of spirits, typical of the Nordic countries, to the moderate and conscious consumption of quality products with lower alcohol content, such as beer and wine”.

    2023 January 12, Angela Giuffrida, quoting Coldiretti, “Anger brews in Italy over Ireland’s plans for alcohol health warnings”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Translations

Catalan països nòrdics
  • països nòrdicsthe Nordic countries collectively
Chinese Mandarin 北歐國家 /北欧国家, 北歐五國 /北欧五国
  • 北歐國家 /北欧国家 (Běi-Ōu guójiā)the Nordic countries collectively
  • 北歐五國 /北欧五国 (Běi-Ōu wǔguó)the Nordic countries collectively
Danish Norden, nordiske lande
  • Nordenthe Nordic countries collectively
  • nordiske landethe Nordic countries collectively
Dutch Noordse landen
  • Noordse landenthe Nordic countries collectively
Estonian Põhjamaad
  • Põhjamaadthe Nordic countries collectively
Finnish Pohjoismaat, Pohjola
  • Pohjoismaatthe Nordic countries collectively
  • Pohjolathe Nordic countries collectively
French pays nordiques, Scandinavie
  • pays nordiquesthe Nordic countries collectively
  • Scandinaviethe Nordic countries collectively
German nordische Länder, der Norden
  • nordische Länderthe Nordic countries collectively
  • der Nordenthe Nordic countries collectively
Greek Σκανδιναβία
  • Σκανδιναβία (Skandinavía)the Nordic countries collectively
Hebrew המדינות הנורדיות
  • המדינות הנורדיותthe Nordic countries collectively
Icelandic Norðurlönd
  • Norðurlöndthe Nordic countries collectively
Italian paesi nordici
  • paesi nordicithe Nordic countries collectively
Japanese 北欧諸国
  • 北欧諸国 (Hokuōshokoku)the Nordic countries collectively
Norwegian Bokmål Norden, nordiske land
  • Nordenthe Nordic countries collectively
  • nordiske landthe Nordic countries collectively
Polish kraje nordyckie
  • kraje nordyckiethe Nordic countries collectively
Portuguese países nórdicos
  • países nórdicosthe Nordic countries collectively
Romanian Țările Nordice
  • Țările Nordicethe Nordic countries collectively
Russian Страны Северной Европы
  • Страны Северной Европы (Strany Severnoj Jevropy)the Nordic countries collectively
Slovak severské krajiny, severské štáty
  • severské krajinythe Nordic countries collectively
  • severské štátythe Nordic countries collectively
  • nordické štátythe Nordic countries collectively
Spanish países nórdicos, Escandinavia
  • países nórdicosthe Nordic countries collectively
  • Escandinaviathe Nordic countries collectively
Swahili Uskandinavi
  • Uskandinavithe Nordic countries collectively
Swedish Norden
  • Nordenthe Nordic countries collectively
Turkish Kuzey ülkeleri
  • Kuzey ülkelerithe Nordic countries collectively
Welsh gwledydd Nordig
  • gwledydd Nordigthe Nordic countries collectively
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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