Finland
fin·land
noun
1.
republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
Origin
Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnland, equivalent to Finn + -land. Compare Old English Finna land (“Lapland”, literally “land of the Sami”).
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