Etymology

Karelian

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Today it means: Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Full definition →

English Karelia ← Medieval Latin Carēlia ← Finnish Karjala
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  1. Old SwedishKarelen
  2. FinnishKarjala
  3. Medieval LatinCarēlia
  4. EnglishKarelia
  5. English todayKarelian

From Karelia + -an.

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