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SCANDINAVIA
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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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
peninsula (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
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)
