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Scandi

/ˈskæn.di/

Scandi adjective: scandinavian; from or pertaining to Scandinavia.

Adjective

Scandi (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Scandinavian; from or pertaining to Scandinavia.
    • Longstanding maritime traditions and extensive coastlines mean that seafood also plays a major role in Scandi cuisine, and in my baking.2012, Signe Johansen, Scandilicious Baking, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • When it comes to fictional accounts, and notwithstanding the current 'Scandi Crime' trend following in the wake of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Norwegian viewers have predominantly been exposed to Anglo-American programming.2013, Sophie Body-Gendrot, Mike Hough, Klara Kerezsi, René Lévy, Sonja Snacken, The Routledge Handbook of European Criminology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 270

Noun

Scandi (plural Scandis)

  1. (informal) A Scandinavian; someone from Scandinavia.
    • A bonus for those working on their tans in the stands, but in the dressing room the made-for-the-shade Brits and the Scandis are sweating uncomfortably already.2013, anonymous author, The Secret Player, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • One of the Scandis, Sandra, had talked about how the men in south east Asia stared openly at women.2014, Graeme Maughan, Backpackers, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN

Forms of Scandi

pluralScandis

Origin of Scandi

Clipping of Scandinavian.

Words formed from Scandi

Phrases with Scandi

Words that rhyme with Scandi

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Scandi

What does Scandi mean?
Scandi means scandinavian; from or pertaining to Scandinavia.
What part of speech is Scandi?
Scandi can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Scandi?
Scandi is pronounced /ˈskæn.di/.

Words near Scandi in the dictionary

  1. scandent
  2. scandentian
  3. scandentians
  4. scandently
  5. Scandes
  6. Scandi
  7. Scandi noir
  8. Scandi noirs
  9. Scandi-noir
  10. Scandi-noirs
  11. scandia

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