Scandinavia

Scandinavia (red) and the Nordic countries (red, orange, and yellow)

Meaning

Proper Noun

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Origin

  • 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 (compare Old English ieg ("island"), Old Norse ey ("island")). Scania

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