Karelia (redirected from Karelians)

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.

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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