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Scania

/ˈskæni.ə/

Scania proper noun: a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Proper noun

Scania

  1. A former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Scania meaning in Arabic

Scania in Arabic

historical region currently part of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula
سكونا sukunan

Origin of Scania

From Medieval Latin Scania (attested since 950), from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō. Doublet of Scandinavia.

Words formed from Scania

Questions about Scania

What does Scania mean?
Scania means a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
What is Scania in Arabic?
Scania in Arabic is سكونا (sukunan). See Scania meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Scania?
Scania is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scania?
Scania is pronounced /ˈskæni.ə/ (UK).

Words near Scania in the dictionary

  1. Scandrett
  2. scanger
  3. scangers
  4. scanhead
  5. scanheads
  6. Scania
  7. Scanian
  8. Scanians
  9. Scanlan
  10. Scanlans
  11. scanlate

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