Meanings
proper noun
- A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
- A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Oulu in Finland.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA lake in northern Finland.
Similar
OulujarviCajania
Origin
- FinnishOulu
- FinnishOulu
- EnglishOulu
Borrowed from Finnish Oulu.
More words from Finnish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奧盧 /奥卢
- 奧盧 /奥卢 (Àolú)city in Finland
Danish Oulu
- Oulucity in Finland
Finnish Oulu, Oulujärvi
- Oulucity in Finland
- Oulujärvilake in Finland
German Oulu
- Oulucity in Finland
Greek Όουλου
- Όουλου (Óoulou)city in Finland
Polish Oulu
- Oulucity in Finland
Russian О́улу, У́леаборг
- О́улу (Óulu)city in Finland
- У́леаборг (Úleaborg)city in Finland
Swedish Uleåborg, Ule träsk
- Uleåborgcity in Finland
- Ule träsklake in Finland
Cite this entry
APA
Oulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oulu
MLA
“Oulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oulu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oulu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oulu.
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