What does Scandinavian mean?

Answer 1

Scandinavia is Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The word itself is an old form of "Scania", which is the southernmost region of today's Sweden.

Answer 2

It refers to the either the people living in northern Europe, the languages spoken there, the countries in the sub-region or the culture. Scandinavia is a collective name for Norway, Denmark and Sweden but can also refer to Iceland, Finland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands. The specific meaning is depending on the context the word is used. Why the countries of the sub-region are sometimes called Scandinavia is because of the name of the peninsula that Norway, Sweden and Denmark shares (the Scandinavian Peninsula).