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  • proper noun A town in northern Finland by the Bothnian Bay, renowned for the icebreaker Sampo, World's only icebreaker operating tourist cruises.
  • proper noun A river in northern Finland, with 550 km the longest in Finland.

Etymologies

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Finnish Kemi

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Examples

  • It shows Miss Boxall sitting on the bed while Ajose, known as Kemi, sprayed air freshener in her face before punching her in the face and slapping the back of her head.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • She befriended Ajose - known as Kemi - at school and they found temporary accommodation in a council-run hostel in Blackheath, south London just a few days before her death.

    Latest news breaking news current news UK news world news celebrity news politics news 2009

  • She is 20-year-old Fadekemi "Kemi" Oba, and she will become a California State University, Bakersfield alumna when she graduates with honors on Friday, June 12.

    Filtered Twitter Feed Marina Garcia 2009

  • A niece of mine whom I called "aunty Kemi" because she is older came to Nigeria for her wedding in 2001, she came with her white friends and one of them was confused and had to ask "Kemi, this is a huge family, are all these people your relatives?".

    "I am Aunty Mary" 2009

  • A niece of mine whom I called "aunty Kemi" because she is older came to Nigeria for her wedding in 2001, she came with her white friends and one of them was confused and had to ask "Kemi, this is a huge family, are all these people your relatives?".

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Watch the episode when Kemi (spelling) came into the camp and shot up a bunch of people.

    The Tail Section » John K.’s Theory: Juliet is Evil 2009

  • Ms Smith needs to send a signal to people who've been trafficked and forced into prostitution that they needn't fear deportation, and she would do that by halting the deportation of Kemi Ayinde.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • The case of Kemi Ayinde is a good example of this.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • Jill Evans is writing to Home Secretary Jackie Smith asking for the deportation to be stopped on compassionate grounds given that Kemi Ayinde is a victim of people trafficking and is heavily pregnant.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • KING: Kemi, is the family or the father saying anything now?

    CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2009 2009

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