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Mingrelian

noun
Min·gre·li·an | \minˈgrēlēən, miŋˈ-\
variants: or less commonly Mingrel \ˈmingrəl, ˈmiŋg- \
plural Mingrelian or Mingrelians also Mingrel or Mingrels

Definition of Mingrelian 

1a : a people of the Kutais region of the Caucasus related to the Georgians whose physical beauty they share

b : a member of such people

2 : the South Caucasic language of the Mingrelian people

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