poliisiaakkonen

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • in plural only, police alphabet, spelling alphabet set of standard words used by the police to represent the letters of alphabet when spelling in telephone or otherwise in conditions where misunderstanding may easily happen
  • spelling word word used to represent a letter when spelling

Etymology

Compound from Finnish poliisi (police, police officer, cop) + Finnish aakkonen (letter, alphabet).

Origin

Finnish

aakkonen

Gloss

letter, alphabet

Concept
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Modern world

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Person/Thing

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