paikkakunta

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • locality area or district considered as the site of certain activities
  • locality limitation to a county, district, or place
  • place inhabited area: a village, town, or city

Etymology

Compound from Finnish paikka (place, site, position, spot, patch, of place, filling, scene, venue, location, of space, seat) + Finnish kunta (municipality, corps, -dom, municiplity, administrative area, community, local government).

Origin

Finnish

kunta

Gloss

municipality, corps, -dom, municiplity, administrative area, community, local government

Kanji

隊

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