Finland

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EtymologyEdit

Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnland. Compare Old English Finna land (Lapland, literally land of the Sami).

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪn.lənd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnlənd

Proper nounEdit

Finland (usually uncountable, plural Finlands)

  1. A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia. Official name: Republic of Finland.

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AfrikaansEdit

 
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Finland

  1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

BretonEdit

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Finland

  1. Finland

DanishEdit

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Finland

  1. Finland

DutchEdit

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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed and first attested in the 16th century Dutch translation of Olaus Magnus Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Cornelius Grapheus, but whether it was borrowed from Latin or a Germanic translation, e.g. Swedish, Low German or High German, is uncertain.

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Finland n

  1. Finland

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Finland

  1. Finland

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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Finland

  1. Finland

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse Finnland.

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Finland n (genitive Finlands)

  1. Finland (a country in Europe).
    Synonym: Republiken Finland
  2. (historical) Finland (one of the four regions of Sweden, together with Götaland, Svealand and Norrland)

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