Cheremiss

British  

/ -ˈmiːs, ˌtʃɛərəˈmɪs, ˈtʃɛərəˌmɪs, -ˌmiːs /

noun

1. a member of an Ugrian people of the Volga region, esp of the Mari El Republic

2. Also called: Mari.  the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

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Example Sentences

Marriage by capture is said to survive among the Cheremiss, who are still polygamous in some districts, but purchase of the bride is the more general form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Farther east, in the valley of the Volga, the Cheremiss celebrate about midsummer a festival which Haxthausen regarded as identical with the midsummer ceremonies of the rest of Europe.

From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Frazer, James George, Sir

We hear of a forest-god among the Finns, Lapps and Cheremiss.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

The Cheremiss, another Finnish people of Eastern Russia, chase Satan from their dwellings by beating the walls with cudgels of lime-wood.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

Those inhabiting the right bank of the Volga are physically stronger and are Cheremissians. known as Hill Cheremiss.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various