Definition of Aland islands

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

Exact synonyms: Aaland Islands, Ahvenanmaa
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

œnologue
œnologues
œnomancy
œnomaniac
œnophorum
œsophagospasm
œsophagospasmus
œsophagotomy
œstri
œstromania
œthel
œthels
Áed Ruad
Álfheimr
Áncá
Åland Islands
Ålanders
Århus
Æ
Æchmea
Ægean
Ægeus
Ægir
Ægypt
Ægyptian
Ægyptians
Ægyptic
Ægypto-
Ægæan
Ægæans

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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