haja-asutusalue

== Finnish == === Etymology === haja-asutus (“dispersed settlement”) +‎ alue (“area”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑjɑˌ(ʔ)ɑsutusˌɑlueˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝jɑ̝ˌ(ʔ)ɑ̝s̠ut̪us̠ˌɑ̝lue̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑlue Syllabification(key): ha‧ja‧a‧su‧tus‧a‧lu‧e Hyphenation(key): haja‧asutus‧alue === Noun === haja-asutusalue area of dispersed settlement ==== Usage notes ==== In Finland an "area of dispersed settlement" is defined as one where the largest groups of buildings have less than 200 inhabitants and the distance between settlements is usually more than 200 meters. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “haja-asutusalue”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023