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Finlandize

(fin′lən dīz′)

transitive verb Finlandized, Finlandizing

to cause (a country) to accommodate its foreign policy to that of the U.S.S.R. as in order to maintain its autonomy

Origin: in allusion to an allegedly similar relationship between Finland and the U.S.S.R. after WWII

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Finlandization noun

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