Mordvin
[ mawrd-vin ]
/ ˈmɔrd vɪn /
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noun
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities in the middle Volga basin, especially between Nizhni Novgorod and Saratov.
the Finnic language of the Mordvin, with two major dialects, sometimes considered distinct languages.
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Also Mord·vin·i·an [mawrd-vin-ee-uhn]. /mɔrdˈvɪn i ən/.
Origin of Mordvin
<Russian mordvín, derivative of the collective noun mordvá, of uncertain origin
Words nearby Mordvin
Mordecai, mordent, mordida, Mordovian Autonomous Republic, Mordred, Mordvin, Mordvinian Republic, more, Morea, more and more, Moreau
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How to use Mordvin in a sentence
This may be classed with sacrifices or with divination according to our idea of the workings of the primitive Mordvin mind.
The Covenant of Salt|Henry Clay Trumbull
British Dictionary definitions for Mordvin
Mordvin
/ (ˈmɔːdvɪn) /
noun
plural -vin or -vins a member of a Finnish people of the middle Volga region, living chiefly in the Mordvinian Republic
the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
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