karelia

Ka·re·lia

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-reel-yuh; Russian kuh-rye-lyi-yuh]
- /kəˈril yə; Russian kʌˈryɛ lyɪ yə/
- /ˈkærəlɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-reel-yuh; Russian kuh-rye-lyi-yuh]
- /kəˈril yə; Russian kʌˈryɛ lyɪ yə/

Definitions of karelia word

noun karelia a region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, comprising Lake Ladoga and Onega Lake and the adjoining area along the E border of Finland. 1
noun karelia Karelian Autonomous Republic. 1
noun karelia 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 0
noun karelia region in N Europe between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea, constituting an autonomous republic of Russia: 66,564 sq mi (172,400 sq km); pop. 789,000 0

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