Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scandophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scan-dophile
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: Scandinavophile"
"In powerful, but hard verses, Landor tells the Northern "Romeo and Juliet" story. It was only a "tour de force," the impulse to which came from his friend William Herbert, who also was a "Scandophile"."
"As a non-Scandinavian "Scandophile," I cannot claim to be objective on this point, but I cannot help but think that Scandinavian studies will be the stronger for it. It is indisputable that no area studies program is fully accepted by the academic community until it abandons its ethnic arrogance."
"See also Dissertation of the Origin and Progress of the Scythians or Goths (London, 1797) by the Scottish antiquarian and Scandophile John Pinkerton, who later published a number of accounts of travel in Scandinavia in his General Collection."

Etymology

From Scando- (“Scandinavia”) + -phile. Doublet of Scandinavophile.

Inflected Forms

Scandophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Scandinavian Scandinavianist Scandinavism Scandinavist Scandinavophile

Synonyms

Scandinavophile

Questions

What does scandophile mean?: Someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.
Where does scandophile come from?: From Scando- (“Scandinavia”) + -phile. Doublet of Scandinavophile.

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