"Vantaa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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"). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vantaa
  1. The fourth largest city in Finland just north of Helsinki, the capital. Wikipedia link: Vantaa Categories (place): Cities in Finland Translations (city in Finland): Ва́нтаа (Vántaa) (Bulgarian), 萬塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 万塔 (Wàntǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Vantaa (Danish), Vantaa (Finnish), Βάνταα (Vántaa) [feminine] (Greek), Vantaa [feminine] (Polish), Ва́нтаа (Vántaa) [masculine] (Russian), Vanda [neuter] (Swedish)

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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "code": "ru",
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