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karelia
- Main Entry:
- Ka·re·lia

- Pronunciation:
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\kə-ˈrē-lē-ə, -ˈrēl-yə\
- Function:
- geographical name
autonomous republic NW Russia in Europe; formerly (1940–56), as the Ka·re·lo–Finn·ish Republic
\kə-ˈrē-(ˌ)lō-ˈfi-nish\
, constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ∗ Petrozadovsk area 66,564 square miles (172,401 square kilometers), population 800,000
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