Aleutian
/əˈluːʃən/ adjective, noun
Forms Aleutians Aleutic
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
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Etymology
Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Aleutian”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details