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rajantakainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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rajan +‎ takainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑnˌtɑkɑi̯nen/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝kɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): rajan‧takai‧nen

Adjective

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rajantakainen

  1. behind the border
  2. (in particular) (now) behind the Finnish-Russian border; that is in territory once part of Finland, but ceded to Russia (the Soviet Union) because of World War II

Declension

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

Further reading

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