Bothnia

Bothnia
Bothnian, adj., n.Bothnic, adj.
/both"nee euh/, n.
Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. ab. 400 mi. (645 km) long.

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  • Bothnia — [bäth′nē ə] Gulf of arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland & Sweden …   English World dictionary

  • Bothnia — n. (Gulf of Bothnia) arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Sweden and Finland …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Bothnia (1874) — Bothnia Die Bothnia auf einem Werbeplakat der Cunard Line p1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bothnia, Gulf of — Northern arm of the Baltic Sea. Extending between Sweden and Finland, it covers about 45,200 sq mi (117,000 sq km). It is 450 mi (725 km) long and 50–150 mi (80–240 km) wide; its average depth is 965 ft (295 m). Because many rivers drain into it …   Universalium

  • BOTHNIA —    a prov. of Sweden, divided into E. and W. by a gulf of the name …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Bothnia — Both•ni•a [[t]ˈbɒθ ni ə[/t]] n. Gulf of, geg an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. ab. 400 mi. (645 km) long Both′ni•an, adj. n. Both′nic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Bothnia — /ˈbɒθniə/ (say bothneeuh) noun Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic, extending north between Sweden and Finland. About 645 km long …  

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