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Definition of Aaland islands

1. Noun. An archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control.

Definition of Aaland islands

1. Proper noun. (alternate form of Åland Islands) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aaland Islands

Literary usage of Aaland islands

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1919)
"Aaland islands. Swedish delegates handed note to Peace Conference relative to Swedish claim to the islands, asking plebiscite. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Society of International Law at the Meeting of by American Society of International Law (1921)
"Does not the Aaland islands case show perhaps how a domestic question can be made ... The Aaland islands case shows how easily it is for what is ordinarily ..."

3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"With Finnish cooperation, the Aaland islands would provide an excellent base for naval operations against Russia, the one country in this area whose naval ..."

4. OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements by OECD Staff, Oecd, OECD., (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (2003)
"Remark: The reservation applies only to the acquisition of real estate in the Aaland islands. - Building or purchase abroad by residents. ..."

5. Ten Years Near the German Frontier: A Retrospect and a Warning by Maurice Francis Egan (1919)
"The constantly recurring difficulty of the Aaland islands was before their eyes. Look at the map of Northern Europe and observe what the fortifying of the ..."

6. Annual Report of the American Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the by American Bar Association (1921)
"Eighth session opened at San Sebastian, at which Aaland islands question, ... Polish- Lithuanian controversy and Aaland islands question considered.—Cur. ..."

7. The Evolution of World-peace; Essays Arranged and Ed edited by Francis Sydney Marvin (1921)
"To take one example only, the League's intervention between Finland and Sweden concerning the dispute on the Aaland islands. The situation can be briefly ..."

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