Karelia
geographical name
Ka·re·lia
kə-ˈrē-lē-ə 
-ˈrēl-yə
variants
or Kareliya
autonomous republic of northwestern Russia in Europe bordering on Finland and the White Sea; formerly (1940–56), as the
Ka*re*lo-Finn*ish Republic
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kə-ˈrē-(ˌ)lō-ˈfi-nish 
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, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union; capital Petrozavodsk area 66,564 square miles (172,401 square kilometers), population 643,548
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, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union; capital Petrozavodsk area 66,564 square miles (172,401 square kilometers), population 643,548
see also karelian
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“Karelia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Karelia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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