Karelian

[ kuh-ree-lee-uhn, -reel-yuhn ]

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Karelia.
2. the Uralic language of the Karelians, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Finnish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Karelian¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg