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Icelandic horse

Icelandic horse noun: a horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.

icelandic horse: a horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th...
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Noun

Icelandic horse (plural Icelandic horses)

  1. A horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.
    Synonyms:
    Icelandic

Synonyms of Icelandic horse

Forms of Icelandic horse

pluralIcelandic horses

Questions about Icelandic horse

What does Icelandic horse mean?
Icelandic horse means a horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.
What part of speech is Icelandic horse?
Icelandic horse is a noun.
What is the plural of Icelandic horse?
The plural of Icelandic horse is Icelandic horses.

Words near Icelandic horse in the dictionary

  1. Icelandian
  2. Icelandians
  3. Icelandic
  4. Icelandic cyprine
  5. Icelandic cyprines
  6. Icelandic horse
  7. Icelandic horses
  8. Icelandic Low
  9. Icelandic raven
  10. Icelandic ravens
  11. Icelandic Sheepdog

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