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Ugrian

 
Dictionary: U·gri·an   (ū'grē-ən, yū'-) pronunciation
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  1. A member of a group of Finno-Ugric peoples of western Siberia and Hungary, including the Magyars.
  2. Ugric.

[From Old Russian Ugre, Hungarians, of Turkic origin.]

Ugrian U'gri·an adj.

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Ugrian (yū'grēən, ū'-) or Ugric (yū'grĭk, ū'-), subgroup of the Finno-Ugric group of languages, which is, in turn, a subdivision of the Uralic subfamily of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. See Finno-Ugric languages; Uralic and Altaic languages.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia
  Synonym: Ugric

 
 
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