Meaning & use
Viking
A Scandinavian seafarer, trader, or raider active in Europe from roughly the 8th to the 11th century.
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The Vikings sailed as far as North America centuries before Columbus.
Archaeologists uncovered a Viking ship buried beneath a Norwegian farm.
A note on using this word
Capitalized like other historical peoples such as "Roman" or "Norman"; refers to a specific historical period and culture, not modern Scandinavians.
Words with a similar meaning
Norseman
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