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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Ai·nu       [ahy-noo] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -nus, (especially collectively) -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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Ai·nu       (ī'nōō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Ainu or Ai·nus
  1. A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now inhabiting parts of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.
  2. The language of the Ainu.


[Ainu aynu, person.]

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Ainu 
caucasoid people in Japan and eastern Russia, 1819, from Ainu, lit. "man."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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