niemi
English translation: cape, promontory, headland
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| Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO] Geography / topography | ||||
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|  Selected response from: Desmond O'Rourke United States Local time: 08:04 | |||
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| 5 +1 | cape, promontory, headland |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1cape, promontory, headland Explanation: Yes, niemi could mean a spit or strip of land surrounded on three sides by water. Reading into placenames is a harmless activity but you come up against unexplained facts - should we say New Amsterdam or New York? Probably neither, the old Indian name for that niemi is Manhattan. |
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