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virasto.

bureau, office, agency, board (operative unit in the public sector on central (state), regional or local (municipal) level)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋirɑsto/[ˈʋirɑ̝s̠to̞]
  1. bureau, office, agency, board (operative unit in the public sector on central (state), regional or local (municipal) level)

Where this word comes from

virka (“public office”) + -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1851.

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