Mordvin
Americannoun
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a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities in the middle Volga basin, especially between Nizhni Novgorod and Saratov.
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the Finnic language of the Mordvin, with two major dialects, sometimes considered distinct languages.
noun
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a member of a Finnish people of the middle Volga region, living chiefly in the Mordvinian Republic
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
Etymology
Origin of Mordvin
< Russian mordvín, derivative of the collective noun mordvá, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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A Mordvin bride must try to escape from the wagon on the way to the church.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus
Marriages of brothers and sisters appear to have been allowed formerly amongst the Mordvin, in central Russia.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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