Ugrian

American  

[oo-gree-uhn, yoo-] / ˈu gri ən, ˈju- /

adjective

1. denoting or pertaining to an ethnological group including the Magyars and related peoples of western Siberia.

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noun

1. a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.

2. Ugric.

Ugrian British  

/ ˈuːɡrɪən, ˈjuː- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a light-haired subdivision of the Turanian people, who include the Samoyeds, Voguls, Ostyaks, and Magyars

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noun

1. a member of this group of peoples

2. another word for Ugric

Etymology

Origin of Ugrian

C19: from Old Russian Ugre Hungarians

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Example Sentences

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Ugrian

Not a trace of the Ugrian or Finnish element is to be found in the Bulgarian speech.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The Finnish languages are not divided from the Ugrian by any striking differences, but show greater resemblances to one another in details.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Bul′gar, a member of an ancient Finnic or Ugrian tribe which moved from the Volga towards Bulgaria.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Both of these come from the Ugrian stock of Agglutinative languages, and therefore they always stick to the roots of the word and make grammatical changes by suffixes.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

But before the Ugrian races vanish they had learnt to use bronze, which shows them to have discovered the properties not only of gold, but of both tin and copper.

From Early Britain—Roman Britain by Edward Conybeare

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