viking

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see also: Viking

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Noun

viking (plural vikings)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Viking#English|Viking

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Viking

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/

Noun

viking (plural vikings)

1. (historical) One of the Scandinavian or other Northern European seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8^th to the 11^th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.
2. (by extension, fantasy) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
3. (colloquial) A Norseman mediaeval Scandinavian.
4. (colloquial, humorous, mildly, offensive) An ethnic Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Icelander or Faroe Islander.
5. (American football) A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.

Translations

• French: viking
• German: Wikinger
• Italian: vichingo
• Portuguese: viquingue, viking
• Russian: ви́кинг
• Spanish: vikingo

Proper noun

1. A sea area between Scotland and Norway
2. A town in Alberta, Canada
3. A city in Minnesota

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