Cheremiss

/ -ˈmiːs; ˌtʃɛərəˈmɪs; ˈtʃɛərəˌmɪs; -ˌmiːs /

noun

1. -miss-mis a member of an Ugrian people of the Volga region, esp of the Mari El Republic
2. Also calledMari the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

Example Sentences

Several thousands of the Ostiaks, Voguls and Cheremiss are still unbaptized, and much paganism lingers among the nominal Christians, and in poetry such as the Kalewala.

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Farther east, in the valley of the Volga, the Cheremiss celebrate about midsummer a festival which Haxthausen regarded as identical with the midsummer ceremonies of the rest of Europe.

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The Cheremiss, another Finnish people of Eastern Russia, chase Satan from their dwellings by beating the walls with cudgels of lime-wood.

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We hear of a forest-god among the Finns, Lapps and Cheremiss.

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Those inhabiting the right bank of the Volga are physically stronger and are Cheremissians. known as Hill Cheremiss.

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