scandinavia

Noun
  1. The peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden (synset 108778689)
    is an instance of: peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    is a part of: europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
    same as: scandinavian peninsula
  2. A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe;
    Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian (synset 108778343)
    domain member region:
    • smorgasbord - an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
    • lutefisk, lutfisk - dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
    • troll - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    member holonym:
    is a part of: europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

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