English-Finnish translations for cornerstone

• kulmakivi
  Se on tulevan järjestelmän kulmakivi. It is the cornerstone of the future system.
  Nykyään Euroopan parlamentti on Euroopan unionin kulmakivi. Now it is a cornerstone of our European home.
  Tämä on Euroopan yhdentymishankkeen kulmakivi. That is the cornerstone of European construction.
• peruskivi
  Tukivirasto on näin ollen todellinen peruskivi luotaessa yhteistä turvapaikkajärjestelmää. The Support Office will therefore be a cornerstone in the building of a common asylum system.
  Perusoikeuskirjaan sisältyvä vapaus syrjinnästä on demokratian peruskivi. Freedom from discrimination embodied in the Charter of Fundamental Rights is the cornerstone of democracy.
  Tämä on koko järjestelmän peruskivi eikä se ole tarpeeksi merkittävä osa Lannoyen mietinnön päätöslauselmien kohdissa. This is a cornerstone, something which is not sufficiently highlighted in the relevant paragraphs of Mr Lannoye's motion for a resolution.

Definition of cornerstone

• A stone forming the base at the corner of a building
• That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central

Examples

• The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade
• Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry
• That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies

Related words

• corner
• streetcorner
• chimney-corner
• fireside-corner
• cornerback
• three-cornered
• cater-corner
• scorner
• cornerwise