provinssi

== Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English province), ultimately from Latin prōvincia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈproʋinsːi/, [ˈpro̞ʋins̠ːi] Rhymes: -oʋinsːi Syllabification(key): pro‧vins‧si Hyphenation(key): pro‧vins‧si === Noun === provinssi A province (subdivision of government usually one step below the national level). (colloquial) The countryside, country (rural area). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “provinssi”, 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 3 July 2023