adj, name, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A native or inhabitant of the region of Karelia.
2. 2
   a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.

Synonyms

All synonyms

careliancareliancarelian languageenglishkarelikareli

Example

More examples

"Puasinkoi is a small Karelian village in the Tver region."

Etymology

From Karelia + -an.

Related phrases

Karelian IsthmusKarelian pastyKarelian pie

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.