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Finno-Ugrian

[ fin-oh-oo-gree-uh n, -yoo- ]

/ ˌfɪn oʊˈu gri ən, -ˈyu- /

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adjective

pertaining to the Finns and the Ugrians.

noun

Origin of Finno-Ugrian

First recorded in 1875–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for finno-ugrian

In culture and habits they resemble the Finno-Ugrian tribes, and there seems to be no adequate reason for separating them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various
In the east and north-east they were displaced by the Finno-Ugrian peoples who immigrated later.
In Northern Mists (Volume 1 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen
This conclusion has not, however, met with general acceptance and the affinities of Basque with Finno-Ugrian cannot be overlooked.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
The Finno-Ugrian tribes originally lived together east of the Urals and spoke a common language.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various

Syryenian has older literary remains than any Finno-Ugrian language except Hungarian.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various