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Fennoscandia
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English
Etymology
From en la Fennia Finland + la Scandia Scandinavia.
Pronunciation
en
en
Proper noun
en Q604496en peninsula r/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).
en Fennoscandinavia Fenno-Scandinavia
en Q580133en geology the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.
en culture the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.
Usage notes
Unlike the term ‘Nordic countries’, Fennoscandia does not include Iceland, Greenland and other geographically disconnected overseas areas.
Derived terms
en Fennoscandian
Translations
geographic area
Danish: da Fennoskandinavien c
Esperanto: eo Fenoskandio
Estonian: et Fennoskandia
Finnish: fi Fennoskandia
French: fr Fennoscandie f
Georgian: ka ფენოსკანდინავია, ka ფენოსკანდია
German: de Fennoskandinavien, de Fennoskandien
Greek: el Φινοσκανδιναβία f
Icelandic: is Fennóskandía
Italian: it Fennoscandia
Karelian: krl Fennoskandia
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Fennoskandia
Nynorsk: nn Fennoskandia
Polish: pl Fennoskandia f, pl Półwysep Fennoskandzki m-in
Portuguese: pt Fenoscândia f
Russian: ru Фенноскандия f Fennoskándiya
Sami:
Inari Sami: smn Fennoskandiija
Lule Sami: smj Feennaskandii
Northern Sami: se Feennaskandii
Skolt Sami: sms Fääʹnnoskandd
Southern Sami: sma Feennaskandii
Spanish: es Fenoscandia f
Swedish: sv Fennoskandia c
Veps: vep Fennoskandia
Fennoscandian Shield
Estonian: et Fennoskandi kilp
Finnish: fi Baltian kilpi
German: de Fennoskandischer Schild m
Polish: pl Fennoskandia f, pl tarcza fennoskandzka f, pl tarcza bałtycka f
Spanish: es Escudo báltico m
Swedish: sv Fennoskandiska skölden c
Further reading
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