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impivaaralainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Impivaara +‎ -lainen, after a remote location in Seitsemän veljestä by Aleksis Kivi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈimpiˌʋɑːrɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈimpiˌʋɑ̝ːrɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): impi‧vaara‧lai‧nen

Adjective

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impivaaralainen

  1. (politics) isolationist, parochial

Declension

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Possessive forms of impivaaralainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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