Karelian

[kuh-ree-lee-uh n, -reel-yuh n]

adjective

of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Karelia.

the Uralic language of the Karelians, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Finnish.

Origin of Karelian

First recorded in 1850–55; Kareli(a) + -an

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Examples from the Web for karelian

Historical Examples of karelian

She was brown-eyed and brown-haired, like her Karelian mother who belonged to the other decided type of Finn.
Our Little Finnish Cousin
Clara Vostrovsky Winlow

British Dictionary definitions for karelian

Karelian

adjective

of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language

noun

a native or inhabitant of Karelia

the dialect of Finnish spoken in Karelia

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