- Finlandized
- Finlandize (Amer.) v. subject to Finlandization (also Finlandise)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Finlandized
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Finlandization — ) is the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country.It is generally considered to be pejorative, originating in West German political debate of the late 1960s and 1970s. As the term was used in… … Wikipedia
Finlandize — /fin leuhn duyz /, v.t., Finlandized, Finlandizing. to subject to Finlandization. Also, esp. Brit., Finlandise. [1970 75; back formation from FINLANDIZATION] * * * … Universalium
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 * * * /fin leuhn duyz /, v.t., Finlandized, Finlandizing. to subject to Finlandization. Also, esp. Brit., Finlandise. [1970 75; back formation from FINLANDIZATION] … Useful english dictionary
