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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ScandinaviaScandinavia - Wikipedia

    Scandinavian as an ethnic term and as a demonym Further information on this terminology: North Germanic peoples The term Scandinavian may be used with two principal meanings, in an ethnic or cultural sense and as a modern and more inclusive demonym .

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    Scandinavians, ethnic groups originating in Scandinavia, irrespective of ethnolinguistic affiliation; Places. Scandinavian Mountains, a mountain range on the Scandinavian peninsula; Scandinavian Peninsula, a geographic region of northern Europe; Ships. SS Scandinavian, a ship; Other. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), an aviation corporation

  3. Mar 28, 2008 · Keywords. linguistic differences linguistic prehistory Indo-European origin Finno-Ugrian origin Scandinavian languages vernacular manuscripts Scandinavian ethnic groups syncope period. Type. Chapter. Information. The Cambridge History of Scandinavia , pp. 94 - 102.

  4. Scandinavians are the inhabitants of the Scandinavian Peninsula in the northwestern tip of Europe, consisting of modern Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark and Iceland. The peninsula has been inhabited for at least 12,000 years, and is considered one of the world’s most ethnically homogenous regions: most Scandinavians are tall of ...

  5. The Scandinavian Peninsula is a large peninsula reaching west from northern Europe over the north side of the Baltic Sea. Norway, Sweden and some of Finland are on this peninsula. However, Denmark is considered part of Scandinavia in the ethnic sense more often than Finland is.

  6. 3 days ago · Scandinavia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands owing to related languages.

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