riistanhoitopiiri
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
riistanhoito (“gamekeeping”) + piiri (“district”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈriːstɑnˌhoi̯toˌpiːri/, [ˈriːs̠tɑ̝nˌho̞i̯t̪o̞ˌpiːri]
- Rhymes: -iːri
- Syllabification(key): riis‧tan‧hoi‧to‧pii‧ri
Noun edit
riistanhoitopiiri
- gamekeeping district; in Finland one of the 15 regional organizations of the National Hunter's Association, which bear the main responsibility for gamekeeping in their area. Their tasks are regulated in the law, they e.g. grant the hunting permissions for the regulated species.