Kalevala

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Kalevala

/ˈkɑleɪˌvɑlə/
/ˌkɑleɪˈvɑlə/

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Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

proper noun Kalewala

The Finnish national epic.
The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

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name the Finnish national epic

日本語	カレワラ karewara
Português	Kalevala
Deutsch	Kalevala, Kalewala
Ελληνικά	Καλεβάλα Kalevála, Κάλεβαλα Kálevala
Русский	Ка́левала Kálevala

name town

Русский	Ухта Uxta, Калевала Kalevala

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"Kalevala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kalevala. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Kalevala. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kalevala

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"Kalevala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kalevala.

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@misc{kalevala_2026,
  title = {Kalevala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalevala},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}