vallata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to seize, occupy, subdue, take over, capture
  • (transitive) to claim, stake a claim for (an unpopulated land area); to reclaim (a swampland; a maritime area)
  • (transitive) to overcome, wrack
  • to squat (to occupy without permission)

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish valta (power, authority, domination, might, of power, dominance, rule, country).

Origin

Finnish

valta

Gloss

power, authority, domination, might, of power, dominance, rule, country

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

国

Emoji
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