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Karelia

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Ka·re·li·a  (k-rl-, -rly, -ryl-y)
A region and autonomous republic of northwest Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea. First mentioned in the ninth century, the area later came under Swedish domination and was annexed by Russia in 1721. It constituted the Karelian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1923 to 1940 and from 1956 to 1991, when it became a republic of Russia.
Karelia [kəˈriːlɪə (Russian) kaˈreljə]
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1. (Placename) a region of NE Europe, formerly in Finland but annexed in several stages by the former Soviet Union: corresponds roughly to the Karelian Republic in Russia
2. (Placename) another name for the Karelian Republic
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Noun1.Karelia - a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi - republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
Carelian, Karelian - a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia
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They have also included Moszkowski's Spanish Dances No2 and the Karelia Suite by Sibelius.
Music please; Orchestral by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Iskra, a free biweekly in the Karelia republic that borders on Finland, ran a translation of the Vancouver Sun column in late May, prompting the ire of local officials, editor Maria Morozova told AFP by telephone.
Russian paper under pressure over Canadian article by AFP / AFP American Edition
The programme from Teesside's largest amateur orchestra includes Smetana's Vltava, Grieg's Piano Concerto, Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia, Mussorgsky's Night on a Bare Mountain and Sibelius's Karelia Suite.
Music will take you on a Euro trip by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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