Карелія

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Carelia, from an earlier Finnic endonym derived from Proto-Finnic *karja. Compare Russian Каре́лия (Karélija), Belarusian Карэ́лія (Karélija), Polish Karelia.

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Proper noun

Каре́лія (Karélijaf inan (genitive Каре́лії, uncountable, relational adjective каре́льський)

  1. Karelia (historical Nordic Baltic-Finnic ethnocultural region, now divided along the frontiers of eastern Finland and northwestern Russia)
  2. Karelia (a historical province and region of Finland); Finnish Karelia currently subdivided into North Karelia and South Karelia.
  3. Karelia (a region and autonomous republic of Russia)

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