Kartvelian

noun

Kart·​ve·​lian

(ˈ)kärt¦vēlēən,

-lyən

variants or less commonly Karthli

ˈkärtlē

or Kartvel

ˈkärtˌvel

plural -s

1

: a member of a group of related peoples of the Caucasus

2

: the South Caucasic language family including Georgian, Mingrelian, Svanetian, and Laz

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