kart·ve·lian \(ˈ)kärt|vēlēən, -lyən\noun alsokarth·li\ˈkärtlē\; orkart·vel\ˈkärtˌvel\ (-s) Usage: usually capitalized 1.: a member of a group of related peoples of the Caucasus 2.: the South Caucasic language family including Georgian, Mingrelian, Svanetian, and Laz