Finlandization

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Finlandization /fɪnləndʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (or Finlandisation /ˌfɪnləndʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/)

▶noun historical the process or result of being obliged for economic reasons to favour the interests of the former Soviet Union despite not being politically allied to it.

– derivatives
Finlandize (or Finlandise) verb.

– origin 1960s: translation of Ger. Finnlandisierung, referring to the case of Finland after 1944.

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