- Finnish
- I. adjective Date: 1699 of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish II. noun Date: circa 1845 the Finno-Ugric language of the Finns
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Finnish — Finn•ish [[t]ˈfɪn ɪʃ[/t]] n. 1) peo the Finnic language of the Finns: an official language of Finland 2) peo of or pertaining to Finland, the Finns, or the language Finnish • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
