释义 |
ka·re·lian I. adjective also ca·re·lian \kəˈrēlēən, -lyən\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Karelia, region in northwestern Union of Soviet Socialist Republics + English -an, adjective suffix 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Karelia, a region of the northwestern Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the adjoining borders of eastern Finland 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Karelia 3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the language of the Karelians II. noun also carelian \“\ (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Karelia + English -an, n. suffix 1. : a native or inhabitant of Karelia 2. : the Finno-Ugric language of the Karelian people that is closely related to Finnish and sometimes treated as a dialect of it |