Bothnia

[both-nee-uh]

noun

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

Related formsBoth·ni·an, adjective, nounBoth·nic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bothnia

Historical Examples of bothnia

The northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia is frozen every winter.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2
Various
Why, that is away—out of the world—at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia!
Hushed Up
William Le Queux
This scene occurred on the frozen surface of the Gulf of Bothnia.
The Home at Greylock
Elizabeth Prentiss
This probably means a part of the Finnish coast in the Gulf of Bothnia.
The story of Burnt Njal
Anonymous
The Bothnia, in 1874, reduced the passage to about nine days.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
Various

British Dictionary definitions for bothnia

Bothnia

noun

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

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