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Ugrian, a. and n.|ˈuːgrɪən, ˈjuːg-|
[f. Ugri, the name given by early Russian writers to an Asiatic race dwelling east of the Ural Mountains.]
A. adj. Belonging to, of or pertaining to, a division of Ural-Altaic peoples, which includes the Finns and Magyars.
1838Jrnl. R. Geogr. Soc. VIII. 390 He will investigate in that region the primitive as well as the present abodes of the nations belonging to the Ugrian race. 1841Prichard Phys. Hist. Mankind III. 277 The fourth branch are the Ugorian races, the Ougres or Ugrian tribes. Ibid. 322 The proper Ostiaks of Ugrian origin. 1861Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon i. v. 32 Taurainans... Divisions: 1, the Mongolian stock;..4, the Ugrian stock; 5, the Peninsular stock. 1889S. Bryant Celtic Ireland 5 The early Finnish or Ugrian type, that wandered westwards from the north-east.
B. n.
1. A member of the Ugrian stock.
1841Prichard Phys. Hist. Mankind III. 274 In Asia various Tartar or Turkish tribes have encroached on the southern borders of the Tschudes and Ugrians. 1862Latham Elem. Compar. Philol. 127 The Ugrians lead not only from Asia to Europe, but to America as well. 1889S. Bryant Celtic Ireland 5 Later immigrations..may have included..mixtures of the Ugrian with the Celt.
2. The language of the Ugrians. Also attrib.
1862Latham Elem. Compar. Philol. 150 The Votiak is the Ugrian of the Government of Viatka. 1877Encycl. Brit. VII. 183/1 The following is the order of the groups, some of the more important languages..standing alone:—..Celtic, Lithuanic, Slavonic, Ugrian, Turkish. |