Varangian
adjectiveDefinition of Varangian
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Varangians
Varangian
nounDefinition of Varangian (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : one of the Scandinavians who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century
2 : a member of the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperors especially in the 11th and 12th centuries composed chiefly of Russians or later of Scandinavians or other northern Europeans
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