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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KEKKONEN

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PRONUNCIATION OF KEKKONEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KEKKONEN

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Kekkonen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KEKKONEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kekkonen

Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (Finnish pronunciation: ( listen); 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956) and later as the eighth and longest-serving President of Finland (1956–1982). Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine that came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen line”, under which Finland retained its independence while maintaining extensive trade with members of NATO as well as those of the Warsaw Pact.

Definition of Kekkonen in the English dictionary

The definition of Kekkonen in the dictionary is Urho., Finnish statesman; president.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEKKONEN

Keighley
Keijo
keiretsu
keirin
keister
keitai tanka
Keitel
keitloa
kekeno
kekerengu
keks
Kelantan
kelep
Keller
Kells
Kelly
kelly green
Kelly hours
kelly-green
Kelmscott Manor

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEKKONEN

baby linen
bed linen
Clendinnen
dirty linen
flannen
Funen
household linen
linen
Saarinen
Sarnen
stonen
table linen
underlinen

Synonyms and antonyms of Kekkonen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kekkonen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KEKKONEN

Find out the translation of Kekkonen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kekkonen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kekkonen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吉科宁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kekkonen
570 millions of speakers

English

Kekkonen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kekkonen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيكونين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кекконен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kekkonen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kekkonen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kekkonen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekkonen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kekkonen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケッコネン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코넨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kekkonen
85 millions of speakers
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Kekkonen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kekkonen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Kekkonen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kekkonen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kekkonen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kekkonen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кекконен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kekkonen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kekkonen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kekkonen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kekkonen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kekkonen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kekkonen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KEKKONEN»

The term «Kekkonen» is regularly used and occupies the 90.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KEKKONEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kekkonen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEKKONEN»

Discover the use of Kekkonen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kekkonen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia
They divided votes between Kekkonen and Fagerholm during the second round to get them to the third round. This clever maneuver prevented the reelection of Paasikivi, who had been misled by an anti-Kekkonen delegation and had become ...
Bernard A. Cook, 2001
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The History of Finland
Conservative support was key in extending Kekkonen's term of office, scheduled to end in 1974. In order to overcome the president's reluctance to campaign for a fourth term, in 1973 Parliament, by a five-sixths majority, extended Kekkonen's ...
Jason Edward Lavery, 2006
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Political Leaders of Contemporary Western Europe: A ...
To be sure, in Finland the objection was often raised that Kekkonen went too far with the Soviets in terms of concessions, thus unduly damaging Finland's image in the West. Much the same result, it was claimed, could have been achieved with  ...
David Wilsford, 1995
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Paasikivi Kekkonen Line
The Paasikivi-Kekkonen line is president Urho Kekkonen's (1956-1981) realization and development of his predecessor Paasikivi's doctrine, aimed at Finland's survival as an independent sovereign democratic and capitalist country in the ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Constructivism, Narrative and Foreign Policy Analysis: A ...
It also should not mean acceding to Soviet wishes in matters like the government's composition, foreign trade or other internal matters. Kekkonen, however, argued psychologically. Just pronouncing friendly intentions would not ensure Soviet ...
Christopher S. Browning, 2008
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The Life of Dr. Mikael Livson
Because of defectors like Oleg Gordievsky and the opening of the Soviet archives it is known that keeping Kekkonen in power was the main task of Soviet Union in its relations with Finland. Kekkonen's policies, especially towards the USSR, ...
Ben Livson, 2007
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Case and Other Functional Categories in Finnish Syntax
Kekkonen+ILL trust+PASS third time(NOM) 'Kekkonen was trusted for a third time' b. Kekkoseen luotettiin kuusi vuotta kolmannen kerran. Kekkonen+ILLtrust+PASS [six(NOM)years+PAR] third time+ACC 'Kekkonen was trusted for six years for ...
Anders Holmberg, Urpo Nikanne, 1993
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Best of Times, Worst of Times: Memoirs of a Political Education
their country, were far less strident in their defense of Finlandization than some of Kekkonen's well-wishers in the West. Thus a Washington Post commentator maintained that Finland was where most of Europe wanted to be. George Kennan ...
Walter Laqueur, 2009
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Progress or Perish: Northern Perspectives on Social Change
This was the ideological situation Kekkonen confronted during his extensive campaign tours in the Kainuu region in the late 1940s and early 1950s. From these contacts, a new figure entered his speeches and writings: the northern small ...
Aini Linjakumpu, Ms Sandra Wallenius-Korkalo, 2012
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Containing Coexistence: America, Russia, and the "Finnish ...
Of the major issues dividing the parties during the 1950s foreign policy was often used as a weapon against Kekkonen, who was far too ready to promote good relations with the Soviet Union to fit the taste of most Social Democrats. In 1948- 49 ...
Jussi M. Hanhimäki, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEKKONEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kekkonen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hello Helsinki
Finnish president Urho Kekkonen reportedly visited a sauna with Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev during the Cold War and, in order to get ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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OSCE trying to weigh its role amid Ukraine crisis
Based on an initiative from former Finnish President Urho Kekkonen in 1969, the Helsinki Summit was then successfully convened and an ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
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McKellar 'puts their name in the hat' for municipal police plan
... feasibility of a shared municipal, councillor Debbie Zulak did not offer any comments on the issue; neither did acting reeve Mike Kekkonen. «www.parrysound.com, Jun 15»
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I don't want to remember Demirel, good or bad
Among the signatories were Helmut Schmidt, Erich Honecker, Todor Zhivkov, Pierre Trudeau, Makarios III, Urho Kekkonen, Valéry Giscard ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
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KGB, Finlandisation, and The Struggle For Power in Finland
The book describes Finland's transition from Urho Kekkonen's presidency to Mauno Koivisto's tenure in office and the hegemony of the Finnish ... «UpNorth, Jun 15»
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Online surveillance is key for national security, Niinistö states
He paraphrased the title of a book published by President Urho Kekkonen, Does Our Country Have the Patience to Become Prosperous?, ... «Helsinki Times, Jun 15»
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Opinion: Take a pay cut, ministers!
As a Finn who remembers seeing former President Urho Kekkonen's picture on every wall during my school years, it strikes me as odd that a ... «YLE News, Jun 15»
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On top of the world in Lapland
Situated on the edge of the vast Urho Kekkonen National Park, 300km from the nearest traffic light, this is my kind of place. Big log cabins with ... «The National, May 15»
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Take the Colonial Williamsburg Burger Challenge this week
Urho Kekkonen, president of Finland, waves to the crowd and Shirley Temple Black, chief of protocol of the United States, acknowledges smiles ... «Daily Press, May 15»
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Halonen: Estonia Still Experiencing Post-Soviet Trauma
Halonen was a supporter of President Urho Kekkonen's policy of Finlandization which is widely regarded as a policy of active submission ... «UpNorth, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kekkonen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kekkonen>. Apr 2024 ».
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