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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An ancient and poetic name for Scandinavia or the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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  • proper noun A poetic name for Scandinavia

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Examples

  • The name scandium was derived from the Latin word Scandia which means Scandinavia.

    Scandium 2008

  • Ascanius, and in Europe in the name Scandia, Scandinavia.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

  • I told her every time I go over to Scandia or Taylors Falls and take a look at that river, I salute Gaylord and what he left us.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • I told her every time I go over to Scandia or Taylors Falls and take a look at that river, I salute Gaylord and what he left us.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • I told her every time I go over to Scandia or Taylors Falls and take a look at that river, I salute Gaylord and what he left us.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Years later, I was introduced to my first smorgasbord at the Scandia Restaurant in the heart of New York's theater district.

    George Heymont: The Unadulterated Joy of Wretched Excess George Heymont 2011

  • Years later, I was introduced to my first smorgasbord at the Scandia Restaurant in the heart of New York's theater district.

    George Heymont: The Unadulterated Joy of Wretched Excess George Heymont 2011

  • Years later, I was introduced to my first smorgasbord at the Scandia Restaurant in the heart of New York's theater district.

    George Heymont: The Unadulterated Joy of Wretched Excess George Heymont 2011

  • Years later, I was introduced to my first smorgasbord at the Scandia Restaurant in the heart of New York's theater district.

    George Heymont: The Unadulterated Joy of Wretched Excess George Heymont 2011

  • Scandia has since split the planned development in two, moving half slightly north of Pentwater and the other half offshore of Muskegon, where Scandia hopes a windmill manufacturer might locate a factory to take advantage of the large-scale development.

    Wind Farms Catch a Gust on Great Lakes 2010

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