Karelia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /kəˈriːlɪə/, Russian: /kaˈreljə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə rēl′yə; Russ. ku ye′lyi yə)

Ka•re•lia (kə rēl′yə; Russ. ku rye′lyi yə),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, comprising Lake Ladoga and Onega Lake and the adjoining area along the E border of Finland.
Place NamesSee Karelian Autonomous Republic.

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Karelia /kəˈriːlɪə; Russian: kaˈreljə/ n

a region of NE Europe comprising areas of both Finland and Russia. Following the Russo-Finnish War (1939–40) a large part of what had been Finnish Karelia was annexed by the former Soviet Union; together with the part of Karelia which already belonged to Russia at that time, it corresponds roughly to the modern Karelian Republic in Russia
another name for the Karelian Republic

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