Aleut

[ uh-loot, al-ee-oot ]

noun,plural Al·euts, (especially collectively) Al·eut for 1.
  1. Also Aleutian . a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.

  2. the language of the Aleut, distantly related to Eskimo: a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family.

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How to use Aleut in a sentence

  • North of the Thlinkeets, a bird and a dog take the creative duties, the Aleuts and Koniagas being descended from a dog.

  • When discovered by the Russians the Aleuts were an active, sprightly people, fond of the dance and of festivities.

    North America | Israel C. Russell
  • A curious story is told of how the Aleuts arranged to have the uprising simultaneous and certain.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
  • It is no part of this story to tell how the Cossack, Solovieff, entered on a campaign of punishment for the Aleuts when he came.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
  • The Aleuts lost their heads and dashed for hiding in the woods, only to find certain death.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for Aleut

Aleut

/ (æˈluːt, ˈæliːˌʊt) /


noun
  1. a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit

  2. the language of this people, related to Inuktitut

Origin of Aleut

1
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin

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