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ASGARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asgard mean?
• ASGARD (noun)
The noun ASGARD has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
Familiarity information: ASGARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Asgard" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
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