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Viking [ˈvaɪkɪŋ] n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) 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 2. any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate 3. (Astronautics) either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976 4. (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikings a Viking ship [from Old Norse vīkingr, probably from vīk creek, sea inlet + -ingr (see -ing3); perhaps related to Old English wīc camp] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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He was a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, raw-boned Viking, big-bodied and strong-muscled despite his age. Such is the king to whom Viking chieftains bowed their heads, and whom the modern and palatial steamship defies with impunity seven times a week. Marshall Elliott looked like a Viking of elder days, dancing with one of the blue-eyed, golden-haired daughters of the Northland. |
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