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Finnmark

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fɪn.mɑːk/
  • US: /fɪn.mɑɹk/

1

name

Meaning 1

A county of Norway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The Finnish markka (currency unit).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Norwegian Finnmark, from Finn (“Finn”) + mark (“land”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: Фінмарк (Finmark) — county in Norway
  • Bulgarian: Финмарк (Finmark) — county in Norway
  • Danish: Finnmark — county in Norway
  • Finnish: Ruija — county in Norway
  • French: Finnmark — county in Norway
  • Japanese: フィンマルク県 (Finmaruku ken) — county in Norway
  • Japanese: フィンマルク (Finmaruku) — county in Norway
  • Latin: Finmarchia — county in Norway
  • Lithuanian: Finmarkas — county in Norway
  • Macedonian: Финмарк (Finmark) — county in Norway
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Finnmark — county in Norway
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Finnmark — county in Norway
  • Old Norse: Finnmǫrk — county in Norway
  • Polish: Finnmark — county in Norway
  • Portuguese: Finamarca — county in Norway
  • Russian: Финнмарк (Finnmark) — county in Norway
  • Northern Sami: Finnmárku — county in Norway
  • Samogitian: Fėnmarks — county in Norway
  • Ukrainian: Фіннмарк (Finnmark) — county in Norway
Real reading context

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