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Vantaa

Vantaa proper noun: a city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.

Proper noun

Vantaa

  1. A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.

Origin of Vantaa

From Finnish Vantaa river, from Swedish Vanda å. Considered to have been named by Tavastians as Vanantaka, referring to the lake Vanaja (Vanan + taka, "behind Vanaja").

Questions about Vantaa

What does Vantaa mean?
Vantaa means a city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.
What part of speech is Vantaa?
Vantaa is a proper noun.

Words near Vantaa in the dictionary

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  2. vant
  3. vant-courier
  4. vant-couriers
  5. VANTA
  6. Vantaa
  7. Vantablack
  8. vantage
  9. vantage game
  10. vantage games
  11. vantage point

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