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KARELIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia

Synonyms:

Carelian; Karelian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Karelian" is a kind of...):

Baltic-Finnic (a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia

Synonyms:

Carelian; Karelian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Karelian" is a kind of...):

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Holonyms ("Karelian" is a member of...):

Karelia (a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea)

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