emäkaupunki

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • mother city, a large city or metropolis in comparison to smaller cities or towns

Etymology

Affix from Finnish emä (mother, womb, dam) + Finnish kaupunki (city, town).

Origin

Finnish

kaupunki

Gloss

city, town

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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