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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:

Finnish; Suomi

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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