Nordic most commonly refers to: *

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

, the northern European countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and their North Atlantic territories *

Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...

, a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe * a native of

Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other ge ...

* Nordic or

North Germanic languages The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is also r ...

Nordic may also refer to:

Relating to a racial category

Nordic race The Nordic race is an obsolete racial classification of humans based on a now-disproven theory of biological race. It was once considered a race or one of the putative sub-races into which some late-19th to mid-20th century anthropologists di ...

, a race group *

Nordicism Nordicism is a racialist ideology which views the "Nordic race" (a historical race concept) as an endangered and superior racial group. Some notable and influential Nordicist works include Madison Grant's book '' The Passing of the Great Rac ...

, the belief that Northern Europeans constitute a "master race", a theory which influenced Adolf Hitler

Places

Nordic, Wyoming Nordic is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 602 at the 2010 census. Geography Nordic is located at . It is located on U.S. Route 89, south of the town of Alpine. According to the U ...

, a census-designated place in the United States

Other uses

* ''Nordic'' (tug), a German emergency tow vessel *

, a race from the fictional ''The Elder Scrolls'' game series *

THQ Nordic THQ Nordic GmbH (formerly Nordic Games GmbH) is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna. Formed in 2011, it is a publishing subsidiary of Embracer Group. Originally named Nordic Games, as was the parent company, both companies were r ...

, a video game development company * Nordic the Incurable, pen name of Finnish journalist

Risto Hieta Risto J. Hieta (born 1956), also known by the pseudonym Nordic or Nordic the Incurable, is a Finn connected with the role playing and computer game culture. Early life and career Hieta was born in 1956 in Mänttä in Finland. Hieta has desi ...

* '' Ys X: Nordics'', a 2023 video game

Relating to a racial category

Places

Other uses

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