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piiri.

ring (of people) (a round formation of people)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːri/[ˈpiːri]
  1. ring (of people) (a round formation of people)

  2. group of people who associate with each other in some way club, circle

    käsityöpiiri
    lukupiiri
  3. group of people who associate with each other in some way ellipsis of seurapiiri(t) (“high society”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · in-plural
  4. a closed circle, loop, circuit

    especially · figuratively
  5. domain, sphere (field of activity, influence or expertise)

    elinpiiri
    kokemuspiiri
  6. district, region

  7. district, region raion (in Eastern Europe, e.g. Russia)

  8. district, region district

  9. perimeter of an area

  10. perimeter of an area perimeter length

  11. circuit

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *piiri (compare Estonian piir), from Proto-Uralic *pi(j)re (compare Northern Sami birra, Erzya пире (pire)).

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