Tornedalen

English

Etymology

From Swedish Tornedalen (“Torne Valley”), a geographic region shared by Sweden and Finland.

Proper noun

Tornedalen

Tornedalen Finnish, or Meänkieli (Finnic language spoken in northern Sweden)

Usage notes

See under Meänkieli.

Related terms

Torne Valley Finnish

Translations

Meänkieli — see Meänkieli

Anagrams

dantrolene, nonrelated

Swedish

Etymology

Torne +‎ dalen (“the valley”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtoːrnɛˌdɑːlɛn/, [ˈtʰoə̯ɳəˌdɑːlən]

Proper noun

Tornedalen c (genitive Tornedalens)

Torne Valley (the valley around river Torne, at the border of Sweden and Finland)

Derived terms

tornedalsfinska

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