Aleut
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of Aleut
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin
Example Sentences
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Carved pendants said to be based on Aleut masks were among some of his faked works.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
“Mr. Carter is strangely confident he knows best for the Aleut people of King Cove,” Murkowski tweeted.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023
Payton, whose Aleut ancestors fished Alaskan waters for centuries, is the environmental assistant for the Seldovia Village Tribe.
From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2022
Mr. Osterback is Aleut and was raised near the Bering Sea in Sand Point, Alaska — home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the Aleutian Islands.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
I was sure that he was an Aleut dog.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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