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/fin"leuhn duyz'/, v.t., Finlandized, Finlandizing.to subject to Finlandization.Also, esp. Brit., Finlandise.[1970-75; back formation from FINLANDIZATION]
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Finlandize — (Amer.) v. subject to Finlandization (also Finlandise) … English contemporary dictionary
Finlandize — [fin′lən dīz′] vt. Finlandized, Finlandizing [in allusion to an allegedly similar relationship between Finland and the U.S.S.R. after WWII] to cause (a country) to accommodate its foreign policy to that of the U.S.S.R. as in order to maintain its … English World dictionary
Finlandize — transitive verb see Finlandization … New Collegiate Dictionary
finlandize — fin·land·ize … English syllables
finlandize — transitive verb see finlandization * * * /fin leuhn duyz /, v.t., Finlandized, Finlandizing. to subject to Finlandization. Also, esp. Brit., Finlandise. [1970 75; back formation from FINLANDIZATION] … Useful english dictionary
Finlandized — Finlandize (Amer.) v. subject to Finlandization (also Finlandise) … English contemporary dictionary
Finlandizes — Finlandize (Amer.) v. subject to Finlandization (also Finlandise) … English contemporary dictionary
Finlandizing — Finlandize (Amer.) v. subject to Finlandization (also Finlandise) … English contemporary dictionary
Finlandization — noun Etymology: Finland Date: 1969 a foreign policy of neutrality under the influence of the Soviet Union; also the conversion to such a policy • Finlandize transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
subject — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. topic, theme; matter; liege, vassal, citizen. See grammar, thought, servant, teaching. v. t. reduce, control, restrain, tame; treat, expose. See subjection, thought. adj. liable, conditioned (upon).… … English dictionary for students
