Aleut
/ˌæ.liːˈuːt/ adjective, noun, proper noun
Forms Aleuts
- adjective Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
- noun A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
- proper noun The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).
Synonyms
Etymology
From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).
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