metsäkaartilainen

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (during the Finnish : Civil Civil War in 1918) A Red who hid himself/herself in the forest (literally: a member of the "Woods Guard").
  • (during the : Continuation War in 1941—1944) A deserter who hid himself in the forest (literally: a member of the "Woods Guard").

Etymology

Compound from Finnish metsä (forest, of forest) + Finnish kaartilainen.

Origin

Finnish

kaartilainen

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