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    REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917play

    Synonyms:

    Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

    Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Finland"):

    Karelia (a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea)

    capital of Finland; Finnish capital; Helsingfors; Helsinki (the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center)

    Espoo (a city in southern Finland)

    Tammerfors; Tampere (an industrial city in south central Finland)

    Aaland islands; Ahvenanmaa; Aland islands (an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control)

    Maarianhamina; Mariehamn (a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands)

    Meronyms (members of "Republic of Finland"):

    Finn (a native or inhabitant of Finland)

    Holonyms ("Republic of Finland" is a part of...):

    Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

    Holonyms ("Republic of Finland" is a member of...):

    Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members)

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