Meaning Of The Word Varangian

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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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