Etymology

Fennoscandia

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Today it means: A peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula). Full definition →

Latin Fennia
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  1. Latin · derived fromFennia“Finland”
  2. English todayFennoscandia

From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.