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Alavieska.

a municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑlɑˌʋie̯skɑ/[ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋie̞̯s̠kɑ̝]
  1. a municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Where this word comes from

ala- + Vieska, probably from the term vieska (“ford, stream pool”), which is found in some old dictionaries but has little evidence in dialects. The prefix is because it is located downriver compared to Ylivieska.

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