"Finnair" meaning in English

See Finnair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fɪ.nɛə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From Finn + air, introduced as a brand name of the airline Aero Oy in 1953. In 1968 the name Aero was changed to Finnair. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Finn|air}} Finn + air Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Finnair
  1. A Finnish airline. Wikipedia link: en:Finnair Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-Finnair-en-name-S7sRwCSR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1983, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, translated by Beverley Wahl, Greetings from Lapland: The Sami, Europe's forgotten people, Zed Press:",
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          "ref": "2004, Ron Rubin, Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 43:",
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