Karelian

Karelian adjective: of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Adjective

Karelian (not comparable)

Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Synonyms:

Kareli

Noun

Karelian (plural Karelians)

A native or inhabitant of the region of Karelia.

Synonyms:

Kareli

Proper noun

Karelian

A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.

Synonyms of Karelian

Kareli

Forms of Karelian

plural	Karelians

Origin of Karelian

From Karelia + -an.

Words formed from Karelian

Phrases with Karelian

Questions about Karelian

What does Karelian mean?: Karelian means of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
What part of speech is Karelian?: Karelian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Karelian in the dictionary

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