English Explanatory Dictionary

Scandinavia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
  2. A peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula.

Pronunciation

/skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scandinavia.wav

Word forms

Scandinavia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō (“Scadia island”) (compare Old English Sċedeniġ, Old Norse Skáney > Swedish Skåne (“southern tip of Sweden, Scania”)), with the suffix *awjō (“island”) (compare Old English īġ, īeġ (“island”), whence dialectal modern English ey; Old Norse ey (“island”)). Doublet of Scania.

Derived words

Scandinavian Scandinavism Scandinavist Scandinavophile Scando-
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