Scandinavia
/skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/
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British/skandɪˈnɛjvɪjə/
Scandinavia proper noun: a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
Proper noun
Scandinavia
- A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
- The Faroes are an obscure corner of Scandinavia and, apart from Lapland, Scandinavia is perhaps the most obscure corner of the world, ethnographically speaking.1987, Jonathan Wylie, The Faroe Islands: Interpretations of History
- Internet banking has become popular in Finland and other parts of Scandinavia, for a variety of reasons.2002, Kenneth R. Evans, Lisa K. Scheer, editors, 2002 AMA Winter Educators’ Conference: Marketing Theory and Applications, volume 13, page 423
- A peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula.
Scandinavia meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Odia
Scandinavia in Hindi
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- स्कैंडेनेविया skaiṇḍeneviyā
Scandinavia in Urdu
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- اسکینڈینیویا iskainḍeneviyā
Scandinavia in Bengali
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- স্ক্যান্ডিনেভিয়া skênḍinebhiẏa
Scandinavia in Odia
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- ସ୍କାଣ୍ଡିନେଭିଆ skāṇḍinebhiā
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- Scandinavia in Arabic
- إِسْكَنْدِنَافِيَا ʔiskandināfiyā, إِسْكَنْدِنَاوَة ʔiskandināwa, إِسْكَنْدِنَاوِيَّة ʔiskandināwiyya
- Scandinavia in Malay
- Skandinavia
- Scandinavia in Persian
- اسکاندیناوی eskândinâvi
- Scandinavia in Thai
- สแกนดิเนเวีย sà-gɛɛn-dì-nee-wiia
- Scandinavia in Vietnamese
- Xcan-đi-na-vi
- Scandinavia in Myanmar
- စကင်ဒီနေးဗီးယား ca.kangdine:bi:ya:
Origin of Scandinavia
Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, the source also of Old English Sċedeniġ and Old Norse Skáney > Swedish Skåne (“southern tip of Sweden, Scania”).
Words formed from Scandinavia
Words that rhyme with Scandinavia
Questions about Scandinavia
- What does Scandinavia mean?
- Scandinavia means a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
- What is Scandinavia in Hindi?
- Scandinavia in Hindi is स्कैंडेनेविया (skaiṇḍeneviyā). See Scandinavia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Scandinavia?
- Scandinavia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Scandinavia?
- Scandinavia is pronounced /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/ (UK).
Words near Scandinavia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Scandinavia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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