: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Ukraine's intelligence service said 41 Russian aircraft were hit at four air bases stretching from the Finnish border to Siberia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 19 May 2025
From Spanish and Swahili to Finnish and Filipino, over 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
Designed to coincide with Pride Month and the 80th anniversary of these odd Finnish mammals(?), the exhibit and its attendant public programming probably represent the largest gathering of Moomins to ever occur stateside.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Ukraine's intelligence service said 41 Russian aircraft were hit at four air bases stretching from the Finnish border to Siberia.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noun
It’s been a fit on the ice with Finnish forwards Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 19 May 2025
From Spanish and Swahili to Finnish and Filipino, over 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
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“Finnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Finnish. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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Finnish
1 of 2 adjective
Finn·ish
ˈfin-ish 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
Finnish
2 of 2 noun
: a language of the Finns
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