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Noun: Karelian  ku'rey-lee-un
  1. A member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia
    - Carelian
     
  2. A Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia
    - Carelian, Carelian language, Karelian language

Derived forms: Karelians

Type of: Baltic-Finnic, Russian, Russki [informal]

Part of: Karelia

Encyclopedia: Karelian