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  • proper noun A region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula.

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Examples

  • Phillips, Maine, died June 14 in Scania, Iraq, from wounds suffered on

    Gulf War II 2007

  • Columbus, Ga., died April 27 in Scania, Iraq, after falling from a bridge.

    Gulf War II 2006

  • Scania is assembling OmniCity buses in its plant in San Luis Potosí and hopes to market 1,000 a year in Mexico.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - May 2000 2006

  • Scania is assembling OmniCity buses in its plant in San Luis Potosí and hopes to market 1,000 a year in Mexico.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - May 2000 2006

  • Vt. died June 7 in Scania, Iraq, when his - military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

    Gulf War II 2004

  • The manufacturer of the chassis - a UK based company called Scania - confirmed the fuel tank in the model pictured is fitted at the front of the vehicle, which makes an exploding fuel tank highly improbable.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Richard Hall 2009

  • "Although there was no statutory requirement for manufacturers to fit seat belts in lorries registered prior to 2001, some manufacturers, such as Scania and Volvo, did so voluntarily because they were concerned about the safety implications if their cabs did not have them," he said.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009

  • "Production in the third quarter was considerably below that of the second quarter as a result of seasonal factors and initial reactions to current market trends," MAN said, echoing recent comments from peers including Scania and Daimler AG.

    MAN's Profit Falls Christophe Rauwald 2011

  • Volkswagen is seeking substantial cost synergies in purchasing, development and production through a closer tie-up between its Sweden-based Scania AB truck unit and MAN.

    VW Gets Chinese Nod for MAN Takeover Christoph Rauwald 2011

  • FRANKFURT—German truck maker MAN SE Wednesday posted slightly lower third-quarter profit as higher costs for personnel, legal advice and an accounting change at its stake in Swedish peer Scania AB weighed on earnings, but it kept its full-year forecast.

    MAN's Profit Falls Christophe Rauwald 2011

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