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linja.

line (a connected set of points, e.g. a path acting as a boundary)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlinjɑ/[ˈlinjɑ̝]

  1. line (a connected set of points, e.g. a path acting as a boundary)

    Pori-Tampere-Imatra—linja

  2. line (a path regularly used by a mode of transportation; connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.)

    raitiovaunulinja

  3. line (telephone, network or electrical connection, often but not necessarily physical)

    puhelinlinja

  4. policy, line (principle of behaviour, conduct, or relationship towards something)

  5. outline, contour (e.g. when describing the shape of something)

    plural-normally
    selkeät linjat

  6. line (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)

  7. line (demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces)

    vihollisen linjojen takana

  8. curriculum, study program

    kuvataiteen linja

  9. file (vertical line of squares)

  10. line (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself)

  11. line (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup)

  12. an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a tuuma or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish linia (compare modern Swedish linje), from Latin līnea.

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