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Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia proper noun: a peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula).

Proper noun

Fennoscandia

  1. A peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula).
    Synonyms:
    Fennoscandinavia, Fenno-Scandinavia
  2. the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.
  3. (culture) the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.

Synonyms of Fennoscandia

  • Fennoscandinavia
  • Fenno-Scandinavia

Origin of Fennoscandia

From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

Words formed from Fennoscandia

Questions about Fennoscandia

What does Fennoscandia mean?
Fennoscandia means a peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula).
What part of speech is Fennoscandia?
Fennoscandia is a proper noun.

Words near Fennoscandia in the dictionary

  1. Fennomania
  2. Fennomans
  3. Fennomen
  4. Fennophile
  5. Fennophiles
  6. Fennoscandia
  7. Fennoscandian
  8. Fennoscandians
  9. fenny
  10. Fenny Bridges
  11. Fenny Compton

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