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Scandinavia.

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/Received-Pronunciation, US/skandɪˈnɛjvɪjə/British, Southern, Standard/skæːndɪˈnæɪvi.ə/Australia/skɛndɪˈnæɪvi.ə/New-Zealand
  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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, the source also of Old English Sċedeniġ and Old Norse Skáney > Swedish Skåne (“southern tip of Sweden, Scania”).

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