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Ugric

American  
[oo-grik, yoo-] / ˈu grɪk, ˈyu- /

noun

  1. a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.

adjective

  1. Ugrian.

Ugric British  
/ ˈuːɡrɪk, ˈjuː- /

noun

  1. one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Hungarian and some languages of NW Siberia Compare Finnic

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adjective

  1. of or relating to this group of languages or their speakers

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Etymology

Origin of Ugric

Ugr(ian) + -ic

Example Sentences

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These Voguls, together with Hungarians and Ostiakes, form the fourth and last branch of the Finnic family, the Ugric.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

The Ugric Branch consists of the languages of the Hungarians, Voguls, and Ugro-Ostiakes.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Ugric branch of the Finnic class of languages, 320.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

It was in 462, after the dismemberment of Attila's Hunnic empire that these Ugric tribes approached Europe.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

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