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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“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
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
“Well, later, I found out what it means. It’s from an Aleut word, Alyeska. It means ‘that which the sea breaks against,’ and I love that.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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