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Finn⋅ish

  [fin-ish]
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–noun
1. the principal language of Finland, a Uralic language related closely to Estonian and remotely to Hungarian. Abbreviation: Finn.
2. Finnic.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to Finland or its inhabitants.
4. Finnic.
Origin:
1780–90; Finn + -ish 1

Finn⋅ic

  [fin-ik]
–noun
1. a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Finnic.
Also, Finnish.

Origin:
1660–70; Finn + -ic
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Finn·ish   (fĭn'ĭsh)   
adj.  Of or relating to Finland or its people, language, or culture.
n.  The Finno-Ugric language of the Finns.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Finnish

Finn"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language. -- n. A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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