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karelia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for karelia.

Editorial note

Palestine was hardly the worst (at a minimum, Karelia should be worse) -- but it is the only area where the subject is still problematic (well, there are some Japanese islands).

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of karelia gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for karelia.

noun

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

noun

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

Example sentences

1

Palestine was hardly the worst (at a minimum, Karelia should be worse) -- but it is the only area where the subject is still problematic (well, there are some Japanese islands).

2

We do not need to retake Karelia for Finland to prevent a world war.

3

Did Karelia Software pay the writer of `find` to use the concept?

4

Instead of copying the app, they could have just paid Karelia Software.

5

> Apple stole Karelia Watson Well, it made its own version and named it cheekily.

6

Cuba, the Indian state of Karelia (and I think one other), and North Korea would like a word with you re: no state run enterprises.

7

> It happened to Karelia Software twice.

8

The moomins starts with a great flood that washes them all away to live in a new place (I think this is a parallel to the Finns moving out of Karelia after the war.

9

(I remember this report from the year it was first published.) The paper compares the country Finland to the region Karelia conquered from Finland by Russia and now part of Russia.

10

I couldn't find the infant mortality rates of Petrozavodsk, so I went to region (Republic of Karelia) instead: Infant mortality rate of Karelia in 2000 [1]: 14.4 % Of Finland: [2] 2.6 - 4.5 % So at a 3-7x higher incident rate, infant mortality does seems like a reasonable hypothesis.

Quote examples

1

I can see a PDO-like carveout that goes "we want to preserve the traditional pie-making of Karelia, so we want this activity to remain economically viable.

2

Therefore, only pies baked in Karelia can be sold as Karelian pies." But I don't see how Sysco baking the same pies and distributing them nationwide helps maintain the heritage.

Proper noun examples

1

When counting something, I (in North Karelia) would say yy kaa koo nee vii kuu see kasi ysi kymppi yytoo kaatoo...

2

Also the forced removal of half a million people in Karelia.

3

I saw it with my own eyes in St Petersburg and Karelia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use karelia in a sentence?

Palestine was hardly the worst (at a minimum, Karelia should be worse) -- but it is the only area where the subject is still problematic (well, there are some Japanese islands).

What does karelia mean?

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

What part of speech is karelia?

karelia is commonly used as noun.