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karelia

/kəˈɹiːlɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
kare-lia
IPA
/kəˈɹiːlɪə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland.

name

A republic and federal subject of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia From Medieval Latin Carelia (akin to Russian Каре́лия (Karélija)), a Latinized form of Swedish Karelen. The Swedish word was probably mediated through Old Novgorodian Корѣла (Korěla), itself from the Finnic endonym (compare Finnish Karjala, which see for more).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Olonets Karelia

Frequently Paired Words

Kareli Karelian Joensuu Petrozavodsk

Rhymes With

amelia cecilia celia delia cordelia ophelia psychedelia haemophilia lobelia philia epithelia mycelia

Questions

How do you pronounce karelia?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹiːlɪə/.
What does karelia mean?
A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland.
Where does karelia come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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