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Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish västra, i.e. Västra marken (“western borderlands/hinterlands”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vestra
- A district of Vantaa
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vestra" is Vestrassa.
References
- ^ Timo Kallaluoto (2021) “Vantaan kaupunginosien nimet – osa 1”, in Andreas Koivisto, editor, 2021: Helsingin pitäjä – Vantaa. Vantaa-seuran vuosikirja., Vantaa-Seura – Vandasallskapet ry, pages 160–177