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    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 .

  2. The Sámi ( / ˈsɑːmi / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi -speaking Indigenous peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically ...

  3. Dec 7, 2022 · The Etymology and Meaning of Scandinavia. The word Scandinavia likely stems from the two germanic words Skaðin and Awjō (pronounced “skah-tin” and “av-jo”). Skaðin means “danger” or “injury”, and Awjō means “island” or “land next to water”. This would suggest that the word Scandinavia means something along the lines ...

  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. 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.

  6. 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.

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