Karelian

[kuh-ree-lee-uhn, -reel-yuhn]

Ka·re·li·an

[kuh-ree-lee-uhn, -reel-yuhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Karelia, its people, or their language.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Karelia.
3.
the Uralic language of the Karelians, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Finnish.

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Karelian is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1850–55; Kareli(a) + -an
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Karelian (kəˈriːlɪən)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of Karelia
3.  the dialect of Finnish spoken in Karelia

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