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I think the "what is Scandinavia" thing is a bit like "what is East Anglia". In the latter case, the strict answer is Norfolk and Suffolk, but the general perception is that the whole bulge on the East Coast of England counts, bringing in Cambridgeshire and some of Essex. For the Danish exclusion, it's more that it's not on the Scandinavian Peninsula, whereas Finland is (at least partially ...).
So yes, multiple definitions, and I think I've encountered the "Denmark isn't" one, though historically it was part of the three kingdoms.
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Date: 2012-11-02 03:30 pm (UTC)I think the "what is Scandinavia" thing is a bit like "what is East Anglia". In the latter case, the strict answer is Norfolk and Suffolk, but the general perception is that the whole bulge on the East Coast of England counts, bringing in Cambridgeshire and some of Essex. For the Danish exclusion, it's more that it's not on the Scandinavian Peninsula, whereas Finland is (at least partially ...).
So yes, multiple definitions, and I think I've encountered the "Denmark isn't" one, though historically it was part of the three kingdoms.