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Finlandize

[ fin-luhn-dahyz ]
/ ˈfɪn lənˌdaɪz /
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verb (used with object), Fin·land·ized, Fin·land·iz·ing.
to subject to Finlandization.
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Also especially British, Fin·land·ise .

Origin of Finlandize

First recorded in 1970–75; back formation from Finlandization
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