FINNO-UGRIAN


Meaning of FINNO-UGRIAN in English

I. |fi(ˌ)nō+ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized F&U

Etymology: Finno- (from Finnish (I) + -o- ) + Ugrian

1. : of or relating to the Finno-Ugrians

2. : finno-ugric 2

II. noun

Usage: capitalized F&U

1. : a member of any of various peoples of north and east Europe and western Siberia speaking related languages and historically antecedent to the Slavic expansion in those regions, including the ancestors and present members of the Finnish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ostyak and Vogul peoples, the Lapps, Estonians, and others

2. : finno-ugric

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