Scandinavist
Scandinavist is the alternative form of Scandinavianist.
Adjective
Scandinavist (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Scandinavism.
- The "Scandinavist" movement aiming at greater intimacy between the three northern countries, made great progress during the war along political, scientific, and cultural lines and "Scandinavist" Congresses were held in each of the three capitals.1919, Stockholm Office, European Bureau, Standard Statistics Co., “Scandinavian Cooperation”, in Standard Daily Trade Service, volume 9, Standard Statistics Company, page 145
- [The mål question] arose at a time when the Union with Sweden was already being severely criticized in Norway and it continued during the Scandinavist movement, which politically failed when neither Norway nor Sweden was willing to aid Denmark against Prussia and Austria in 1864.1956, L. F. Smith, “The Language Debate in Norway”, in Books Abroad, volume 30, number 2, →DOI, page 169
- Pertaining to Scandinavian studies.
- With him the pendulum is swinging away from the Germanist-Scandinavist tradition of the older generation as it is doing also in the University of Surrey [...]1975, Elias Bredsdorff, editor, Scandinavica, volume 14, Academic Press, page 99
- The study will, of course, be valuable reading for those interested in Swedish orthography, and for the Scandinavist scholar, but certainly not only for them.1998, Anne-Marie Andreasson, “Orthographic Codes and Code-Switching: A Study in 16th Century Swedish Orthography, by Alexander Zheltukhin [Book Review]”, in Journal of English and Germanic Philology...
Meaning of Scandinavianist
Noun
Scandinavianist (plural Scandinavianists)
- A supporter of Scandinavianism.
- In several songs to Poland Snoilsky gave vent to his sympathy. And finally he dedicates poems full of poetic fervor to Denmark, which was engaged in a war with Germany in 1864-65. Snoilsky was, as nearly all Swedes at the time, a Scandinavianist.1907, H. E. Larsson, “Swedish Literature. During the Period 1865-1890.”, in The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, volume 6, number 4, →JSTOR, page 695
- Synonyms:
- Scandinavist, Scandinavophile
- A specialist in Scandinavian studies.
- The lists of new members published regularly in our notes sections do not indicate that very many of the men and women in the field are making determined efforts to increase our membership. Cooperative efforts—say, at the rate of five new members per active Scandinavianist plus our treasurer's fine...1962, Walter Johnson, “Managing Editor's Report”, in Scandinavian Studies, volume 34, number 3, →JSTOR, page 213
- Synonyms:
- Scandinavist
Forms of Scandinavist
| plural | Scandinavists |
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Origin of Scandinavist
For the ideology, from Scandinav(ism) + -ist; in the meaning scholar of Scandinavian studies, Scandinav(ia) + -ist with analogy with earlier Romanist, Germanist, Anglist; likely reinforced by German Skandinavist.
Questions about Scandinavist
- What does Scandinavist mean?
- Scandinavist means pertaining to Scandinavism.
- What is Scandinavist the alternative form of?
- Scandinavist is the alternative form of Scandinavianist.
- What part of speech is Scandinavist?
- Scandinavist is an adjective.
Words near Scandinavist in the dictionary
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