Bothnia

[ both-nee-uh ]

noun

1. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.

Bothnia

/ ˈbɒθnɪə /

noun

1. Gulf of Bothnia
   Gulf of Bothnia an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending north between Sweden and Finland

Other Words From

• Bothni·an adjective noun
• Bothnic adjective

Example Sentences

Three British steamers destroyed the ships, dockyards and stores at Brahestadt, in the north of the gulf of Bothnia.

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This probably means a part of the Finnish coast in the Gulf of Bothnia.

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The Bothnia, in 1874, reduced the passage to about nine days.

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When our party broke up, as it did the next day, I went on board the Bothnia to see off those who were leaving Iceland.

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I could not tell now when I was travelling over a river, a lake, on land, or over the frozen Gulf of Bothnia!

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