Aleut
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word,[1] perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Aleut (not comparable)
- Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of the Aleutian Islands
Noun[edit]
Aleut (plural Aleuts)
- A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
- A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
native of the Aleutian Islands
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Proper noun[edit]
Aleut
- The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).
Translations[edit]
language of the Aleutian Islands
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See also[edit]
- Alaska
- Aleutian
- Aleutic
- Eskimo
- Eskimo-Aleut
- Eskimo-Aleutic
- Eskimo-Aleutian
- Eskaleutian
- Eskaleutic
- Eskaleut
References[edit]
- ^ “Aleut”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading[edit]
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Aleut terms
Aleut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Aleut language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Aleut, ale
Anagrams[edit]
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- English terms derived from Chukchi
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- Rhymes:English/æliːuːt
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