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Ruskeala
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi ruskea la toponym, likely through use of fi ruskea brown as a pre-Christian given name fi Ruskea as a reference to a brown- or red-haired person.fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf 32
Pronunciation
Proper noun
A former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia.
Declension
sg Ruskeal a
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