Uralian

American  

[yoo-rey-lee-uhn, -reyl-yuhn] / yʊˈreɪ li ən, -ˈreɪl yən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.

2. Uralic.

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Other Word Forms

• non-Uralian noun
• trans-Uralian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Uralian

First recorded in 1790–1800; Ural + -ian

Example Sentences

In 1854 Dr. Fitzinger published a learned memoir on the skulls of the Avars, a branch of the Uralian race of Turks.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius

Near Mursinsk, in the Uralian district, granite is of a drusous character, and here the pores, like the fissures and cavities of recent volcanic products, inclose many kinds of magnificent crystals, especially beryls and topazes.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Shortly after leaving the latter town, which is the centre of the Uralian iron industry, the train passes that pathetic "Monument of Tears," which marks the boundary between Europe and Asia.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther

I had ascertained that the national beverage of Central Asia might be found there,—the genuine koumiss, or fermented milk of the mares of the Uralian steppes.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various

Breakfast, a bath, and a change of clothes prepared me for the sights of this Uralian city.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace