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Meaning of Scandinavia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

skændɪˈneɪvi.ə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية إِسْكَنْدِنَافِيَا إِسْكَنْدِنَاوَة إِسْكَنْدِنَاوِيَّة الإسكندنافيا

Bosanski Skandinavija Скандинавија

Català Escandinàvia

Čeština Skandinávie

Cymraeg Llychlyn Sgandinafia

Dansk Skandinavien

Deutsch Skandinavien

Ελληνικά Σκανδιναβία

Esperanto Skandinavio

Español Escandinavia

Suomi Skandinavia

Français Scandinavie

Gaeilge Críoch Lochlann

Galego Escandinavia

Hrvatski Skandinavija Скандинавија

Magyar Skandinávia

Íslenska Skandinavía

Italiano Scandinavia

日本語スカンジナビアスカンディナヴィアスカンディナビア

ქართული სკანდინავია

Қазақша Скандинавия

ខ្មែរ ស្កង់ឌីណាវី

한국어 스칸디나비아

Kurdî Iskandinavya

Latina Scandinavia

Latviešu Skandināvija

Македонски Скандинавија

မြန်မာဘာသာ စကင်ဒီနေးဗီးယား

Nederlands Scandinavië

Polski Skandynawia

Português Escandinávia

Русский Скандинавия

Slovenčina Škandinávia

Slovenščina Skandinavija

Српски Skandinavija Скандинавија

Svenska Norden Skandinavien

ไทย สแกนดิเนเวีย

Türkçe İskandinavya

Українська Скандинавія

Tiếng Việt Xcan-đi-na-vi

Examples

“The Faroes are an obscure corner of Scandinavia and, apart from Lapland, Scandinavia is perhaps the most obscure corner of the world, ethnographically speaking.”

“Internet banking has become popular in Finland and other parts of Scandinavia, for a variety of reasons.”

“And within Scandinavia, Iceland faces an epidemic of sexual violence, with twice as many reported rapes per capita as other Nordic countries.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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Meaning of Scandinavia | Babel Free

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