Turku

[ toor-koo ]

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern Finland.

Turku

/ ˈturku /

noun

1. a city and port in SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia: capital of Finland until 1812. Pop: 175 059 (2003 est) Swedish nameÅbo

Example Sentences

Thus too Åbo, the ancient capital of Finland, was called Turku, which in the Swedish language means a market-place.

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