Meaning Of The Word Varangian
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Varangian Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Varangian?
Varangian in American English
a member of a Scandinavian people that settled in Russia in the 9th cent. and, under Rurik, founded the first Russian dynasty adjective: of or pertaining to the Varangians noun: any of the Northmen who, under Rurik, established a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century Varangian in British English adjective: of or relating to the Varangians noun: one of the Scandinavian peoples who invaded and settled parts of Russia and Ukraine from the 8th to the 11th centuries, and who formed the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor (Varangian Guard) in the late 10th and 11th centuries |
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