Scania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈskæni.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scania.wav

Word forms

Scania

Etymology

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

Derived words

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