ammattikorkeakoulu
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ammatti- (“vocational”) korkeakoulu (“university”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑmːɑtːiˌkorkeɑˌkou̯lu/, [ˈɑ̝mːɑ̝t̪ːiˌko̞rk̟e̞ɑ̝ˌko̞u̯lu]
- Rhymes: -oulu
- Syllabification(key): am‧mat‧ti‧kor‧ke‧a‧kou‧lu
Noun
[edit]ammattikorkeakoulu
- professional university, vocational university, university of applied sciences; polytechnic (dated)
- Synonym: (abbreviation) AMK
Usage notes
[edit]- Should not be confused with ammattikoulu, which provides secondary education, not tertiary education.
Declension
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Further reading
[edit]- “ammattikorkeakoulu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02