Karelian

Speech parts

1. Karelian - Noun

2. Karelian - Adjective

3. Karelian - Proper noun

Meaning

a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Karelia Carelian Kareli Carelia

Hypernyms

russian Baltic-Finnic

Phrases with the word

karelian shore North Karelian karelian beachfront karelian coastline karelian littoral karelian oceanfront

Anagrams

Rilkeana Kelarian

Examples

Although the Karelian Isthmus front was less active in January than in December, the Soviets began increasing bombardments, wearing down the defenders and softening their fortifications. Source: Internet

For instance, the modern Finnish word for 'boat' vene used to be veneh (a form still existing in the closely related Karelian language ). Source: Internet

He met his second wife, Tatyana Filipovna, during World War II on the Karelian Front when she was Komsomol secretary. Source: Internet

In addition, the Finns would have to destroy all existing fortifications on the Karelian Isthmus. Source: Internet

Novgorod considered these as hunting and fishing grounds of its Karelian subjects, and protested against the slow infiltration of Catholic settlers from the West. Source: Internet

On 9 March, the Finnish military situation on the Karelian Isthmus was dire as troops were experiencing heavy casualties. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

karela Kareli Karelia karelian beachfront Karelian Bear Dog karelian coastline