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Mingrelian

/mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/

Mingrelian proper noun: a Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).

Proper noun

Mingrelian

  1. A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).
    • I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika.2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 264
    Synonyms:
    Megrelian, Mingrel, Megrel

Noun

Mingrelian (plural Mingrelians)

  1. A person who speaks this language.

Adjective

Mingrelian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language.

Synonyms of Mingrelian

Forms of Mingrelian

pluralMingrelians

Origin of Mingrelian

From Mingrel + -ian, from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli). Compare the variant Megrelian.

Questions about Mingrelian

What does Mingrelian mean?
Mingrelian means a Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).
What part of speech is Mingrelian?
Mingrelian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Mingrelian?
Mingrelian is pronounced /mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/.

Words near Mingrelian in the dictionary

  1. Mingo
  2. Mingo Cay
  3. Mingo County
  4. Mingoola
  5. Mingrelia
  6. Mingrelian
  7. Mingrelians
  8. mings
  9. Mingshan
  10. Mingshui
  11. minguetite

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