Cheremis
noun
Cher·e·mis
variants
or Cheremiss
¦cherə¦mis,
-mēs
plural Cheremis or Cheremises or Cheremiss or Cheremisses
1
: one of a Finnish people of eastern Russia that are farmers and forest dwellers in the Mari and Bashkir republics of the U.S.S.R.
called also Mari
2
: the Finno-Ugric language of the Cheremis people
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“Cheremis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cheremis. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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