Aleut

American  

[uh-loot, al-ee-oot] / əˈlut, ˈæl iˌut /

noun

plural

Aleuts,

plural

Aleut

1. Also 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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Aleut British  

/ ˈæliːˌʊt, æˈluːt /

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

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Etymology

Origin of Aleut

from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin

Example Sentences

“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

But on St. Paul, the snow crab crash has escalated broader Aleut concerns about the marine life of the Bering Sea amid long-term warming trends.

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

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

The Aleut ship with its red-beaked prow and red sails had gone.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell