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ostrobothnia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
os-troboth-nia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of Finland, on the east coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.

name

A historical province of Finland.

name

A historical province of Sweden.

Etymology

From Latin Ostrobothnia, from Swedish Österbotten, from öster (“eastern”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ostrobothnia, Österbotten

Derived Forms

Ostrobothnian

Phrases

Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnian North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnian South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnian West Bothnia

Frequently Paired Words

Västerbotten West Bothnia

Synonyms

East Bothnia

Questions

What does ostrobothnia mean?
A region of Finland, on the east coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Where does ostrobothnia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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