finnmark

[ fin-mahrk ]

/ ˈfɪnˌmɑrk /

noun

Nearby words

finney, charles grandison, finnic, finnick, finnicky, finnish, finnmark, finno-, finno-russo war, finno-ugrian, finno-ugric, finnock

Definition for finnmark (2 of 2)

finmark

or finn·mark

[ fin-mahrk ]

/ ˈfɪnˌmɑrk /

noun

the markka of Finland.

Origin of finmark

From Swedish; see origin at Finn, mark²

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Examples from the Web for finnmark

This name occurs frequently in Norse stories, though it is not elsewhere connected with Finnmark.
Stories and Ballads of the Far Past|Nora Kershaw
Helgi and his brother Thorstein went on a cruise to Finnmark, or Lapland.
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for finnmark

Finnmark

/ (ˈfɪnˌmɑːk) /

noun

a county of N Norway: the largest, northernmost, and least populated county; mostly a barren plateau. Capital: Vadsø. Pop: 73 210 (2004 est). Area: 48 649 sq km (18 779 sq miles)

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