Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*Skadinawjō
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, most common first.
- ScandinaviaA geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
- ScaniaA former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.