finnmark

[fin-mahrk]

noun

finmark.

finmark

or finn·mark

[fin-mahrk]

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

Historical Examples of finnmark

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

British Dictionary definitions for finnmark

Finnmark

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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