You’d better write an angry letter to Oxford

And Collins: “Scandinavia in British English: the countries of N Europe, esp considered as a cultural unit and including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and often Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroes”

And Chambers: “Scandinavian noun 1 a citizen or inhabitant of, or a person born in, Scandinavia, the area of N Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and often also including Finland and Iceland. 2 any of the group of N Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia. adj belonging or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants or their languages.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.”

Posted By: Old Git, Aug 24, 12:25:07