Cajanaburg

C3A1J8A1N1A1B3U1R1G2

proper noun

Former name of Kajaani (“a town in Finland”).

OriginSwedish Kajaneborg ← Russian каяний →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Kajaani (“a town in Finland”).

    CAJANABURG, the capital of the province of Cajania, or eaſt Bothnia in Sweden, ſituated on the north-eaſt part of the lake Cajania, about three hundred miles north-eaſt of Abo...

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 7

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kajaani

Origin

  1. Russianкаяний
  2. SwedishKajaneborg
  3. EnglishCajanaburg

From Swedish Kajaneborg, from Kajana (“Kainuu”) + borg (“-burg: town”), probably from Russian каяний (kajanij) and каянский (kajanskij) and cognate with Finnish Kainuu and Old Norse Old Norse kvenir. Equivalent to Cajania + -burg.

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APA

Cajanaburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cajanaburg

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“Cajanaburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cajanaburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cajanaburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cajanaburg.

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