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oppikoulu.

an eight-year-long grammar school after the four-year-long kansakoulu and passing an exam as part of a historical Finnish school system

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈopːiˌkou̯lu/[ˈo̞pːiˌko̞u̯lu]
  1. an eight-year-long grammar school after the four-year-long kansakoulu and passing an exam as part of a historical Finnish school system

Where this word comes from

oppi (“study”) + koulu (“school”). Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845.

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