Garden Island
Finnish translation: kukkaissaari
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| 07:56 Dec 3, 2004 |
| English to Finnish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Geography / popular name | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Melina Kajander Finland | ||||||
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| garden island puutarhasaari Explanation: kuten puutarhakaupunki -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 mins (2004-12-03 08:52:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Myös kukkasaari = flower island (for Mainau, Madeira) Dont think there is an island in Finland of those names. Why is that important? Reference: http://www.smt.fi/vapaa-ajanmatkat/alacarte/pohjois_amerikka... |
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| garden island kukkaissaari Explanation: 1. Even though 'puutarhasaari' is the literal translation of 'garden island', I don't think I've heard it used, so to me 'kukkaissaari' sounds more natural, especially for the tropical islands mentioned! :) 2. I agree with Heinrich, I don't think there is any such island in Finland. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days 11 hrs 37 mins (2004-12-05 19:33:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Some references I found - \'kukkaissaari\' seems to be commonly used at least for Madeira: http://www.finnmatkat.fi/travel/golf/dest_madeira.asp and, among others, Martinique: http://www.ebookers.com/packages/america/martinique.html?VER... |
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