Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Karelia or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Karelia.
- noun The Finnic language spoken in Karelia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to the Karelians.
- noun One of the eastern divisions of the Baltic Finns.
- noun The language of these eastern Finns.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
Karelia or its people, culture or language. - noun Someone from
Karelia - proper noun A language closely related to
Finnish , spoken inKarelia ,Russia andFinland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia
- noun a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia
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Examples
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Another interesting egg is the second-to-last one, the Karelian Birch egg, which was made much more plain than previous eggs because of discontent with the Monarchy.
Of Clockwork Trains and Faberge Eggs Heather McDougal 2008
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In the south, the Soviets face widespread rebellion in the Ukraine, while in the north the Finns push forward into the Karelian ASSR.
DBTL 19A: Testvér a Testvérért Johnny Pez 2010
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Thus the late-night patrols with his two Karelian dogs, Stryker and Rooster, who are trained to chase bears up trees where they can then be tranquilized or exterminated.
Near Lake Tahoe There's a Bear So Tough, Bullets Bounce Off His Head 2010
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Käkisalmi, also known as Kexholm, turned out to be at the mouth of the Vuoksen River, where it flowed into Lake Ladoga on the Karelian Isthmus, not far from the old Swedish city of Viborg.
Red Wolf Liza Marklund 2010
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Anybody know of a good Karelian Šöl Füd joint in the 5 boroughs?
"I'm Your Mama," Quoth Necessity to Invention BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Finnish radio intelligence was constantly reporting on the ongoing Soviet troop concentrations on the Karelian Isthmus and north of the Ladoga, but the Red Army hadn't actually crossed the border except in two localities at Kuokkala and Salmi.
DBTL 16B: Tora! Tora! Tora! Johnny Pez 2010
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The early illusion of our beautiful slander took place, down in the Karelian pine needles, neither watched nor remarked upon by the passing animals, cryptic time, or police surveillance; back in the city, watching an arrest sidled me with fear.
Soviet Adam Henry Carri 2010
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In the south, the Soviets face widespread rebellion in the Ukraine, while in the north the Finns push forward into the Karelian ASSR.
Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010
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Käkisalmi, also known as Kexholm, turned out to be at the mouth of the Vuoksen River, where it flowed into Lake Ladoga on the Karelian Isthmus, not far from the old Swedish city of Viborg.
Red Wolf Liza Marklund 2010
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The forests of the Green Belt along the Finnish – Russian (Karelian) border are one of the most important centers of boreal biodiversity in Europe [3].
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