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Mari
Mari [ mri ] (plural Mari or Maris)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Russian people: a member of a people living around western and central stretches of the Volga River in Russia, and in Kazakhstan
2. Mari language: the Finno-Ugric language of the Mari people. Native speakers: 700,000.
[Early 20th century. < Mari]

Mari adjective
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