Östersjön

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of öster (“eastern”) +‎ sjö (“sea”). From Old Norse Austrsjór.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²øsːtɛ(r)ˌɧøn/
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Proper noun

Östersjön c (definite form)

  1. Baltic Sea (a sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden)

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