tielaitos

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • public roads authority, public roads administration government body responsible for planning, construction and/or maintenance of public roads
  • with capital initial, a former (until 2001) Finnish government authority responsible for planning, construction and maintenance of public roads

Etymology

Compound from Finnish tie (road, way, route, tract, passage, path) + Finnish laitos (institution, facility, department, plant, authority).

Origin

Finnish

laitos

Gloss

institution, facility, department, plant, authority

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

植

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