Pronunciation: k ə - ' r ē -l ē - ə , - ' r ē l-y ə
Function: geographical name
autonomous republic NW Russia in Europe; formerly (1940-56), as the Ka · re · lo-Finn · ish Republic \ k ə - ' r ē -( ˌ )l ō - ' fi-nish \ , constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. capital Petrozadovsk area 66,564 sq mi (172,401 sq km ), pop 800,000