Aleutian

[ uh-loo-shuh n ]

/ əˈlu ʃən /

adjective

of or relating to the Aleutian Islands.

noun

Aleut(def 1).

Aleutians. Aleutian Islands.

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Definition for aleutian (2 of 2)

Aleutian Islands

plural noun

an archipelago extending SW from the Alaska Peninsula: part of Alaska.

Also called Aleutians.

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Example sentences from the Web for aleutian

For the past week, Unalaska—the most populous island on the Aleutian Chain—has seen jaw-dropping sunrises.
Radiation Plume Hits Alaska|Alexandra Gutierrez|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Alexandra Gutierrez is a reporter based in the Aleutian Islands and a columnist for Pacific Fishing.
Ted Stevens' Final Chapter|Alexandra Gutierrez|August 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And then the Aleutian and Kuril Islands make a sort of breakwater to head off big bergs.
The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Large and small, the islands of the Aleutian Archipelago number about one hundred.
Alaska|Ella Higginson

Lastly, the formation of a new island in the Aleutian Archipelago.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884|Various
The Aleutian Islands present a peculiar exception to the general coast topography of the rest of the continent.
North America|Israel C. Russell
The Aleutian Islanders, according to Dall, are quite distressed when obliged to speak to their wives in the presence of others.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for aleutian (1 of 2)

Aleutian

/ (əˈluːʃən) /

adjective

of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their language

noun

another word for Aleut

British Dictionary definitions for aleutian (2 of 2)

Aleutian Islands

pl n

a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea

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Cultural definitions for aleutian

Aleutian Islands

[ (uh-looh-shuhn) ]

Chain of volcanic (see volcano) islands off western Alaska between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.