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sisäministeriö

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Finnish

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Etymology

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sisä- (internal) +‎ ministeriö (ministry), shortened from former sisäasiainministeriö (ministry of internal affairs)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsisæˌministeriø/, [ˈs̠is̠æˌminis̠ˌte̞riø̞]
  • Rhymes: -eriø
  • Hyphenation(key): sisä‧minis‧te‧riö

Noun

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sisäministeriö

  1. (Finland) Ministry of the Interior (official translation)
  2. interior ministry, ministry of the interior, ministry of internal affairs; Home Office (UK); Department of Homeland Security (US) (ministry responsible for internal affairs in another country)

Usage notes

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The official English translation of Finland's sisäministeriö is "Ministry of the Interior". The names of corresponding ministries in some English-speaking countries:

USA: Department of Homeland Security
United Kingdom: Home Office
Canada: Public Safety Canada
New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs
South Africa: Department of Home Affairs

Declension

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Possessive forms of sisäministeriö (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

Further reading

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