Veps

noun

ˈveps

variants or less commonly Vepse

ˈvepsə

plural Veps also Vepses

1

a

: a Finnish people of Russia now merged in the general population of the area between the Dnieper and the Volga

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Finno-Ugric language of the Veps people

Word History

Etymology

Finnish vepsä

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