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peruskunta

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Finnish

Etymology

perus- (base) + kunta (municipality); coined in 2000 - 2005 by advocates of merging existing municipalities into much larger units; refers to the idea that the new, large and strong municipalities would be the principal structure that provides public services to citizens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈperusˌkuntɑ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧kun‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): perus‧kunta

Noun

peruskunta

  1. basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
  2. basic municipality (a municipality large enough to offer public services in a proposed model)

Declension

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