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Finnish
Etymology
puoli (“half”) + -ttain (distributive plural)
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puolittain
- half (in two equal parts or to an equal degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly)
Olen asunut Helsingissä niin kauan että olen puolittain suomalainen.- I've been living in Helsinki for so long that I'm half Finn.
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