What does "karelia" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "karelia"?

Pronounced //kəˈɹiːlɪə//.

Karelia

Q: What is a synonym for "karelia"?

Common synonyms include: administrative unit, cultural area, district, ethnic homeland, ethnolinguistic region, geographic region.

/kəˈɹiːlɪə/ name

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Proper Noun

1
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: Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.

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administrative unit cultural area district ethnic homeland ethnolinguistic region geographic region

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nonregion

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"There is beautiful nature in Karelia."

Etymology

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).

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