Karelian

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

/ kəˈri li ən, -ˈril yən /

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

She was brown-eyed and brown-haired, like her Karelian mother who belonged to the other decided type of Finn.
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British Dictionary definitions for karelian

Karelian

/ (kəˈriːlɪən) /

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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