REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Finland mean?
• REPUBLIC OF FINLAND (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF FINLAND has 1 sense:
1. republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF FINLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPUBLIC OF 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 "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)
