kauppala

== Finnish == === Etymology === kauppa +‎ -la === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯pːɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯pːɑ̝lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑupːɑlɑ Syllabification(key): kaup‧pa‧la Hyphenation(key): kaup‧pa‧la === Noun === kauppala (usually historical) borough, market town ==== Usage notes ==== A legal term in Finland prior to 1977 for towns that were not quite cities (kauppala) but not rural municipalities or for towns located within rural municipalities. In 1977, the legal concept was abolished, and any kauppala was made a kaupunki ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kauppala”, 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