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FINNISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Finnish" is a kind of...):
Baltic-Finnic (a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian)
Derivation:
Finnish (of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland
Example:
Finnish architecture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Finland (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)
Derivation:
Finnish (the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages)
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