Aleut

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Etymology

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/, /ˈæ.liːˌuːt/, /əˈluːt/
  • Rhymes: -uːt, -æliːuːt
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Adjective

Aleut (not comparable)

  1. Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

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Noun

Aleut (plural Aleuts)

  1. A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
  2. A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

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Proper noun

Aleut

  1. The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

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References

  1. ^ “Aleut”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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