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Ruija.

Finnmark (a county of Norway)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈrui̯jɑ/[ˈrui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  1. Finnmark (a county of Norway)

Where this word comes from

From dialectal rutjat, ruijat (“aurora borealis”).

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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.