sisäministeriö

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Finnish

Etymology

sisä- (internal) +‎ ministeriö (ministry), shortened from former sisäasiainministeriö (ministry of internal affairs)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsisæˌministeriø/,
  • Rhymes: -eriø
  • Hyphenation(key): sisä‧minis‧te‧riö

Noun

sisäministeriö

  1. (Finland) Ministry of the Interior (official translation)
  2. interior ministry, ministry of the interior, ministry of internal affairs; Home Office (UK); Department of Homeland Security (US) (ministry responsible for internal affairs in another country)

Usage notes

The official English translation of Finland's sisäministeriö is "Ministry of the Interior". The names of corresponding ministries in some English-speaking countries:

USA: Department of Homeland Security
United Kingdom: Home Office
Canada: Public Safety Canada
New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs
South Africa: Department of Home Affairs

Declension

Possessive forms of sisäministeriö (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

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