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Pohjanmaa
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Finnish
fi:
thumb|right|150px|alt=An Ostrobothnian expanse|An Ostrobothnian expanse.
thumb|right|120 px| The historical province of Ostrobothnia (blue) on the map of Finland.
thumb|right|120 px|The administrative region Ostrobothnia (red) on the map of Finland.
Etymology
From fi pohja pohjan (of) north archaic maa gen in the sense of land of the north. Attested agricola (in fi Jte Pohiama with fi itä east, 1548).
Pronunciation
pohjan-maa
Proper noun
fi historic province c/Finland Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia administrative region of contemporary Finland
fi Rannikko-Pohjanmaa not in official use
Declension
external Pohjanmaa Pohjanmaalla
sg Pohjanmaa a
Derived terms
fi pohjanmaalainen
fi compounds Etelä-Pohjanmaa Keski-Pohjanmaa Länsipohja Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
References
Further reading
Ostrobothnia (historical province)
fi Regions of Finland