HELSINKI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Helsinki mean? 

• HELSINKI (noun)
  The noun HELSINKI has 1 sense:

1. the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center

  Familiarity information: HELSINKI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELSINKI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Finland; Finnish capital; Helsingfors; Helsinki

Instance hypernyms:

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Helsinki" is a part of...):

Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)