scandia

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/ˈskæn.di.ə/

noun

scandium oxide

OriginLatin Scandia ← Old Norse Skáney ← Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō →
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Meanings

scandia1

nounscandia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablescandium oxide

Scandia2

proper noun
  1. poeticScandinavia
  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  3. A city and town in Kansas, United States.
  4. A city in Minnesota, United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Germanic*awjō
  3. Proto-Germanic*Skadinawjō
  4. Old NorseSkáney
  5. LatinScandia
  6. EnglishScandia

Borrowed from Latin Scandia. See Scandinavia and Scania for more.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scandia

Candia
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Anagrams

Scadian
Cite this entry
APA

scandia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandia

MLA

“scandia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scandia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandia.

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