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Bothnia

American  
[both-nee-uh] / ˈbɒθ ni ə /

noun

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


Bothnia British  
/ ˈbɒθnɪə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Bothnian adjective
  • Bothnic adjective

Example Sentences

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As freshwater input grew, the seaway gradually changed from salty to brackish and eventually to mostly freshwater, similar to conditions seen today in the Gulf of Bothnia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

It is made for the Gulf of Bothnia and the alleyways of Jokkmokk and the lethal zephyrs of Njörðr.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

It’s located on the Gulf of Bothnia, across the gulf from Sweden, and most people here speak Swedish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 3, 2015

The ship was saved in 1987, when the city of Kemi, a small port on the Gulf of Bothnia, the finger of water separating Finland and Sweden, decided that it had tourist potential.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2014

Quite different is the character of the pentagonal space comprised between the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland, Lake Ladoga, and the above-mentioned line traced through the lakes Ule� and Piellis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various