Åland Islands

[ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd; Sw. oh-lahnd]

Åland Islands

[ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd; Sw. oh-lahnd]
plural noun
a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1480 sq. km).
Finnish, Ahvenanmaa.
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Åland Islands is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Åland Islands (ˈɑːlənd, ˈɔːlənd, Swedish ˈoːland)
 
pl n
Finnish name: Ahvenanmaa a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Capital: Mariehamn. Pop: 26 347 (2003 est)

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