lähiö

== Finnish == === Etymology === lähi- (“nearby”) +‎ -iö. Originally coined by Finnish geographer Johannes Gabriel Granö as a geographical term "vicinity; surroundings" that did not catch on; later adapted to mean “suburb” by Finnish architect Otto-Iivari Meurman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæhiø/, [ˈlæɦiø̞] Rhymes: -æhiø Syllabification(key): lä‧hi‧ö Hyphenation(key): lä‧hiö === Noun === lähiö suburb (urbanized area on the periphery of a city) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== esikaupunki esikaupunkialue ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “lähiö”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023