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Vaasa
Vaasa, Finland Korsholm, Vasa, Nikolainkaupunki Refounded in 1606 by Charles IX (1550–1611), King of Sweden (1604–11), and given the name of the reigning dynasty, Vasa. In 1917 the name was changed to Nikolainkaupunki ‘Nicholas's Town’ after Emperor Nicholas II† from the personal name and kaupunki ‘town’. Finland at that time was part of the Russian Empire. Later the same year Finland declared independence and the Finnish form of Vasa was adopted.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vaasa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vaasa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Vaasa.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vaasa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Vaasa.html |
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Vaasa , Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are produced. Chartered in 1606, Vaasa was rebuilt closer to the sea after a devastating fire in 1852. From 1855 to 1917 it was called Nikolainkaupunki or Nikolaistad (after Czar Nicholas I). It was the capital of White Finland during the civil war of 1918. Both Swedish and Finnish are spoken in the city. |
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"Vaasa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vaasa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vaasa.html "Vaasa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vaasa.html |
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Vaasa
Vaasa
•amasser, gasser, macassar, Makassar, Mombasa, Nasser
•relaxer, waxer
•salsa
•cancer, romancer
•piazza • necromancer • madrasa
•Kinshasa, Lhasa, passer, Tarrasa, Vaasa
•advancer, answer, chancer, dancer, enhancer, lancer, prancer
•tazza
•addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, intercessor, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, professor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa
•Alexa, flexor, vexer
•Elsa, Kielce
•censer, censor, dispenser, fencer, Mensa, sensor, Spenser
•seltzer
•Faenza, Henze
•indexer • hairdresser • predecessor
•microprocessor, processor
•acer, bracer, chaser, debaser, embracer, facer, macer, mesa, pacer, placer, racer, spacer, tracer
•Ailsa • steeplechaser
•greaser, Lisa, Nerissa, piecer, Raisa, releaser
•pizza
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"Vaasa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vaasa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Vaasa.html "Vaasa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Vaasa.html |
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