SCANDINAVIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (members of "Scandinavia"):

Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)

Kingdom of Norway; Noreg; Norge; Norway (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905)

Kingdom of Sweden; Sverige; Sweden (a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)

Norse; Northman; Scandinavian (an inhabitant of Scandinavia)

Domain member region:

smorgasbord (an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal)

lutefisk; lutfisk (dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency)

troll ((Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains)

Holonyms ("Scandinavia" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Scandinavian (of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden

Synonyms:

Scandinavia; Scandinavian Peninsula