Cheremis
Americannoun
plural
Cheremises,plural
CheremisEtymology
Origin of Cheremis
< Russian cheremís, earlier cheremísin, Old Russian (plural) chermisy, probably < Chuvash śarmîs, śarmîś Mari
Example Sentences
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There people call them Lipki; but those here are known as Cheremis.
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The Cheremissians, or Tcheremissians or Cheremis, who call themselves Mari, inhabit the banks of the Volga, chiefly in the neighbourhood of Kazan.
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Were there few of the Lithuanian Tartars and Cheremis?
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The grand vizir gave him a kaftan of silver brocade, the possession of which raised him in the eyes of all Lithuanian Tartars and Cheremis.
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The Lithuanian Tartars and Cheremis were marching in the vanguard before the horde, and before all the troops of the Sultan.
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