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Kaleva

American  
[kah-le-vuh] / ˈkɑ lɛ və /

noun

  1. a hero and progenitor of heroes in Finnish and Estonian folk epics.


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Kaleva will be required to spend five days in jail at some point during the next six months.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2018

The Missoulian reports 48-year-old Elizabeth Kaleva pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor Wednesday after she was charged earlier this month following a car crash.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2018

In pursuit of this policy, Finnish President Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, 69, flew to Moscow last week for the 16th time since he became Finland's head of state in 1956.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the President rolled out the red carpet for two visitors: Finland's President Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, 61, and Liberia's President William V. S. Tubman, 65.

From Time Magazine Archive

It begins with the creation, and ends in the triumph of the heroes of Kaleva.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

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