Aleut
Americannoun
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Aleuts,
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Aleut
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Also a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.
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the language of the Aleut, distantly related to Eskimo: a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
noun
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a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit
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the language of this people, related to Inuktitut
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Aleut
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin
Example Sentences
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“I heard it’s probably warmer than this place,” said Steik, who is Aleut.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
“I work in the Pribilof Islands for an Aleut community of 450 people, which is heavily invested in the crab quota,” McCarty said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2022
The Aleut Community of St. Paul seeks to halt that decline and also improve protection for the other marine mammals and seabirds.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Payton, whose Aleut ancestors fished Alaskan waters for centuries, is the environmental assistant for the Seldovia Village Tribe.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 24, 2022
As soon as the Aleut ship was sighted we would all go to the cliff and let ourselves down, one at a time.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Since the early ’90s, the population has declined by more than half as many Aleuts choose to move, often to Alaska’s mainland.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
After the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Bureau of Indian Affairs directed its assimilation campaign at the Aleuts — who also call themselves Unangax.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2021
They were of all colors, cultures, and heritages: whites, blacks, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Samoans, Eskimos, Aleuts, American Indians from many different tribes, and Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Latin American origin.
From Slate ● May 20, 2020
The population of Igiugig, pronounced Iggy-ah-gig, is about 70, mainly Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascan Indians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
Matasaip meant the Aleuts, for it was now the time of year when they had come before.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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