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ruutivaltakunta

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From ruuti (gunpowder) +‎ valtakunta (empire). Calque of English gunpowder empire, a term coined by Marshall G. S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill in 1974.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈruːtiˌʋɑltɑˌkuntɑ/, [ˈruːt̪iˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ruuti‧valta‧kunta

Noun

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ruutivaltakunta

  1. gunpowder empire

Declension

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Possessive forms of ruutivaltakunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)