Get to know Scandinavia better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like peninsula.
Scandinavia in a sentence
Related words
Scandinavia meaning
- A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
- A peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula.
Synonyms of Scandinavia
Using Scandinavia
- The main meaning on this page is: A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands. | A peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula.
- Useful related words include: scandinavian peninsula, peninsula, geographical area, geographic area.
- In the example corpus, scandinavia often appears in combinations such as: in scandinavia, scandinavia and, of scandinavia.
Context around Scandinavia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scandinavia
- In this selection, "scandinavia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flanders, northern, europe, further, family and yesterday stand out and add context to how "scandinavia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include across europe scandinavia and the and belgium flanders scandinavia further in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scandinavia" sits close to words such as addis, bailout and bauchi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scandinavia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is not a city in Scandinavia or the US. (10 words)
But his outlook changed in 2019 when Chester began planning Little Scandinavia. (12 words)
We don’t stand a chance against our bigger siblings in Scandinavia and have no business trying. (17 words)
Danish tradition is to start with herring, perhaps move on to prawns or plaice, and finish with beef tartare or chicken salad, all washed down with a beer or (towards the end of the week) some (Scandinavia’s equivalent of schnapps). (41 words)
In addition to the trains, cars and boats that travel about (in the Scandinavia section, ships navigate tides in real water), most of the almost inch-high figures are doing something, animated in their depiction if not through actual movement. (40 words)
The schooner, working with a mobile laboratory for land work, is so well equipped that scientists can analyse samples even as they voyage across 46 different European regions extending from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. (34 words)
What better narrator for your new series about the luscious wildlife of Scandinavia than an actor who’s spent her year appearing in a drama about post-apocalyptic wastelands? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Portuguese-speaking countries main further Dutch-speaking countries main The Netherlands and Belgium ( Flanders ) Scandinavia further In Scandinavia, family names often, but certainly not always, originate from a patronymic.
This migration within the Nordic countries, especially from Finland to Scandinavia, was essential to create the tax-base required for the expansion of the strong public sector now characteristic of Scandinavia.
A blast of cold air from northern Scandinavia has been forecast to move in from the north, resulting in a cold snap for many.
Adjacency specialises in early management to board-level appointments, and in recent years has placed candidates across Europe, Scandinavia and the US.
A meteorologist has branded an easterly weather front as a "small troll" from Scandinavia which will bring temperatures plummeting, and snow to the UK, in days.
Bernard, originally from East London, married Finnish wife Lea in 1986 and the pair moved to Perthshire together to run Finnchalet Holidays, which offered tours of Scandinavia and Northern England.
But his outlook changed in 2019 when Chester began planning Little Scandinavia.
Danish tradition is to start with herring, perhaps move on to prawns or plaice, and finish with beef tartare or chicken salad, all washed down with a beer or (towards the end of the week) some (Scandinavia’s equivalent of schnapps).
Fresh reports in Scandinavia yesterday claimed Hellberg is extremely keen on the role, but Sunderland will continue to speak to candidates rather than rush a decision.
From the highest peaks in Scandinavia to glacial valleys and vast mountain plateaus, there’s a wealth of wilderness to explore.
In addition to the trains, cars and boats that travel about (in the Scandinavia section, ships navigate tides in real water), most of the almost inch-high figures are doing something, animated in their depiction if not through actual movement.
Scandinavia has been in the grip of an intense period of cold weather with temperatures well below average for the time of year.
The film has sold to Sky (U.K, Germany, Italy) NonStop Entertainment (Scandinavia, Baltics), Avrotros (Netherlands), Flag Co. (Japan), LevelFilm (Canada), Spain (Movistar) and Israel (DBS).
The schooner, working with a mobile laboratory for land work, is so well equipped that scientists can analyse samples even as they voyage across 46 different European regions extending from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia.
The shot stopper has revealed he’s acclimatised well to life in Denmark, having turned down other offers from clubs in the Championship to make the move to Scandinavia.
This is not a city in Scandinavia or the US.
Trading across Scandinavia has been weighed down by inflationary pressures and the accumulation of excess stock after holding prices steady even as demand slowed and competitors resorted to substantial discounting.
We don’t stand a chance against our bigger siblings in Scandinavia and have no business trying.
We're talking about 285M people, a 100M customer market assuming a LFL penetration to Scandinavia of 35%.
What better narrator for your new series about the luscious wildlife of Scandinavia than an actor who’s spent her year appearing in a drama about post-apocalyptic wastelands?
Common combinations with scandinavia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in scandinavia 54×
- scandinavia and 31×
- of scandinavia 24×
- and scandinavia 23×
- to scandinavia 12×
- from scandinavia 9×
- scandinavia the 8×
- scandinavia were 7×
- scandinavia in 6×
- little scandinavia 5×