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.

Origin of Karelian

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

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