FINLAND

Pronunciation (US):

• FINLAND (noun)
  The noun FINLAND has 1 sense:

1. republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917

  Familiarity information: FINLAND used as a noun is very rare.

• FINLAND (noun)

Meaning:

Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts 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 "Finland"):

Finn (a native or inhabitant of Finland)

Holonyms ("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 ("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)