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fennoscandia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
fennoscan-dia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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).

name

the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.

name

the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

Fennoscandian

Synonyms

Fennoscandinavia Fenno-Scandinavia

Questions

What does fennoscandia mean?
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).
Where does fennoscandia come from?
From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

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