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noun, plural Ai·nus, (especially collectively) Ai·nu.
1.
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
2.
the language of the Ainus.
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Ainu
people native to northern Japan and far eastern Russia, 1819, from the Ainu self-designation, lit. "man, human." Once considered to be Caucasian based on their appearance, DNA testing has disproven this. Their language is an isolate with no known relatives.
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