varangian

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Definition of varangian in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to the Varanger Peninsula in Norway

A period of intense glaciation during the late Proterozoic eon

Of or pertaining to the [[#Noun|Varangian]]s

The imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955

A member of the Scandinavian people who settled in Eastern Europe in the 9th Century, as opposed to the Vikings who settled in the West

Of or pertaining to the Varangians

One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later date, the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople

Hyphenation

Va·ran·gi·an