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Finnish
Etymology
A compound of jatko (“continuation”) + sota (“war”); thus called because it was at its time regarded as a continuation to the talvisota (“Winter War”) fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in 1939-40. First attested in 1949.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑtkoˌsotɑ/,
- Rhymes: -otɑ
- Syllabification(key): jat‧ko‧so‧ta
Noun
jatkosota
- Continuation War, War of Continuation (war fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in 1941-44)
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