Ingrian

noun

Ingri·​an

ˈiŋ(g)rēən

plural -s

: a member of a western division of the Finns native to the old Baltic province of Ingria in which St. Petersburg was built

called also Inger, Ingerman

Word History

Etymology

Ingria, district of early Russia on the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland + English -an

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