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Akava.

A trade union confederation representing employees with university training or other high-level training in both public and private sector; its full English name is "The Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (Akava)".

5 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑkɑʋɑ/[ˈɑ̝kɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  1. A trade union confederation representing employees with university training or other high-level training in both public and private sector; its full English name is "The Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (Akava)".

Where this word comes from

Combined from the words akateeminen (“academic”) and valtuuskunta (“delegation”), which are taken from the former name of the organization: Akateeminen Yhteistyövaltuuskunta.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.