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Suomi

American  
[swaw-mi] / ˈswɔ mɪ /

noun

  1. Finnish name of Finland.


Suomi British  
/ ˈsuɔmi /

noun

  1. the Finnish name for 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

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The nighttime images come from a satellite named after Verner E. Suomi, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin who pioneered early satellite cameras.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

In Minnesota, Suomi was the first witness prosecutor Lauri Ketola called.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2022

Randerson’s lab also developed a fire-tracking algorithm using signals from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Suomi satellite.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Finland, known as Suomi in Finnish, is now synonymous with gold.

From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2022

For it is the present advancement of both that will make a future for Suomi, and even to-day can teach us much.

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

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