English Explanatory Dictionary

Cajania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of Finland.
  2. Former name of Oulu, a lake in Finland.

Word forms

Cajania

Etymology

From Swedish Kajana (“Kainuu”), probably from Russian каяний (kajanij) and каянский (kajanskij) and cognate with Finnish Kainuu and Old Norse Old Norse kvenir.

Related words

Cajanaburg
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