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.
Example sentences 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.
Our Little Finnish Cousin |Clara Vostrovsky Winlow
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