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Åbo.

The "old" side of Turku located east/south of the River Aura.

3 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈoːbu/[ˈo̞ːbu]
  1. The "old" side of Turku located east/south of the River Aura.

    colloquial
    Åbo on täl pual jokke ja Turku tois pual jokke.
Where this word comes from

From Swedish Åbo, the Swedish name for Turku; this is because the Swedish-language university of Turku (Åbo Akademi University) was originally east of the river and the Finnish-language university (University of Turku) on the other side.

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