Scandinavia
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3.0
- proper noun
- /ˌskændɪˈneɪviə/
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Escandinavia
- I live in Denmark, a country in Scandinavia, which is famous for its beautiful landscapes.
- Medieval Scandinavia
- Scandinavia, including Finland
- visit Scandinavia
You only need to look at Scandinavia and Japan.
- You only need to look at Scandinavia and Japan.
- It's supposedly Christian, but it's very Viking Scandinavia.
- So places like Canada and Scandinavia.
- But it wasn't Swedish, so it didn't go outside of Scandinavia, but like Norway, Denmark and people of Finland.
- So different parts of Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, different destinations.
- She goes to Scandinavia acting on his behalf as as sort of an agent for him.
- Now analytic philosophy effectively becomes dominant in, in the Anglosphere and in in Scandinavia.
- And one of the most shocking research studies came out of Scandinavia where they looked at women who had postpartum psychosis.
- That's what you guys don't know is that that that meme with the baby just like that, that is that is a really edgy comic from Scandinavia.
- The third group which actually leads on nicely is to people who live far from the equator, so the UK, New Zealand, Canada and Scandinavia.
- And so the in Scandinavia, they have a saying, which is as you head towards winter, get cold, take the jacket off, take cold showers, jump into cold lakes.
- Meanwhile, meanwhile, there's news from the Florida of Scandinavia, Sweden.
Examples
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The best ones come from a supplier in Scandinavia in my experience.
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The Thingvalla Line transported some 155,000 passengers from Scandinavia to the United States.
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The ship had an international crew from Scandinavia and Russia.
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There are other cities in Scandinavia that have had good luck with these kinds of approaches.
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Nevertheless, foreigners did visit Scandinavia in increasing numbers, especially toward the end of the century.
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Professional leagues outside the United States existed in Spain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, and Japan.
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So different parts of Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, different destinations.
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His clientele consisted of a small group of development workers, mainly from Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
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Here they are, back after their exclusive three-year tour of Europe, Scandinavia and the Subcontinent.
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The distinctive styles of Jacobsen and Bang have spread through Scandinavia, influencing other writers.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.1
A region of Europe in the north that includes countries like Norway, Sweden, and Finland
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scandinavia likely comes from an old name like Scandia or Scania, which was first the name of part of southern Sweden and then used for the larger 'northern' lands. So today Scandinavia is the name for the group of countries in northern Europe.