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HELSINGFORS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Helsingfors mean? 

HELSINGFORS (noun)
  The noun HELSINGFORS has 1 sense:

1. the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural centerplay

  Familiarity information: HELSINGFORS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HELSINGFORS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Finland; Finnish capital; Helsingfors; Helsinki

Instance hypernyms:

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Helsingfors" is a part of...):

Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)


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