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Scan⋅di⋅an

[skan-dee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Scandia.
–noun
2. a Scandinavian.

Origin:
1660–70; Scandi(a) + -an
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Scan·di·a   (skān'dē-ə)   
An ancient and poetic name for Scandinavia or the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Scan'di·an adj. & n.
Scan·di·an   (skān'dē-ən)   
adj.  Scandinavian.
n.  A Scandinavian.

[From Latin Scandia, Scandinavia.]
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