Finno-Ugric

[ fin-oh-oo-grik, -yoo- ]

noun
  1. the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.

adjective
  1. of or relating to these languages.

Origin of Finno-Ugric

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby Finno-Ugric

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British Dictionary definitions for Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugrian

/ (ˈfɪnəʊˈuːɡrɪk, -ˈjuː-) /


noun
  1. a family of languages spoken in Scandinavia, Hungary, and NE Europe, including Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Ostyak, and Vogul: generally regarded as a subfamily of Uralic: See also Ural-Altaic

adjective
  1. of, relating to, speaking, or belonging to this family of languages

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