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Karelia

name
/kəˈɹiːlɪə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia From Medieval Latin Carelia (akin to Russian Каре́лия (Karélija)), a Latinized form of Swedish Karelen. The Swedish word was probably mediated through Old Novgorodian Корѣла (Korěla), itself from the Finnic endonym (compare Finnish Karjala, which see for more).

  1. derived from Корѣла
  2. derived from Karelen
  3. borrowed from Carelia

Definitions

  1. A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and…

    A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland.

  2. A republic and federal subject of Russia. Official name

    A republic and federal subject of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA