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
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Aleut
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin
Example Sentences
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“Mr. Carter is strangely confident he knows best for the Aleut people of King Cove,” Murkowski tweeted.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
The children to be disinterred came from the Washoe, Catawba, Umpqua, Ute, Oneida and Aleut tribes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 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
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
Bering made landfall in Alaska in 1741 and soon Russian trappers flooded the area for its sea otter pelts, and clashed with the Aleuts who lived there.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Lauren Peters, a former commercial pilot in Winters, Calif., had been involved in organizing a local cultural celebration of the Aleuts.
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
I still was not sure that it belonged to the Aleuts, but I decided to pack the things that I would take to the cave in the ravine.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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