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Definition of Aland islands
1. Noun. An archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control.
Group relationships: Finland, Republic Of Finland, Suomi, Gulf Of Bothnia
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Definition of Aland islands
1. Proper noun. An autonomous province in Finland. Swedish speaking group of islands between Finland and Sweden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aland Islands
Literary usage of Aland 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 (1908)
"THE FORTIFICATION OF THE aland islands Since the days when Peter the Great, after
having vanquished his rival, Charles XII, seized these islands Russia and ..."
2. Treaty of Peace with Germany by Germany (1918- ), Germany (1918- ) Treaties, etc. 1918-, Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920), United States Congress Senate, Germany, etc. 1918 Treaties, June 28 Treaty with Germany, 1919 (1919)
"Russia had possessed Finland and the aland islands from 1809, when they were ...
Sweden tried very hard to keep the aland islands, but Russia wanted them, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"aland islands, an archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, ...
The aland islands occupy a position of the greatest strategic importance, ..."
4. Commentaries Upon International Law by Sir Robert Phillimore (1857)
"Convention between Her Majesty, the Emperor of the French, and the Emperor of
Russia, respecting the aland islands. Signed at Paris, March 30, 1856. ..."
5. The New York Times Current History (1919)
"FINLAND AND aland islands Toward the beginning of February the population of the
aland islands sent to Paris a deputation to plead the cause of the islands, ..."
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