Aleutian

[uh-loo-shuh n]

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adjective

of or relating to the Aleutian Islands.

noun

Aleut(def 1).
Aleutians. Aleutian Islands.

Aleutian Islands

plural noun

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

Also called Aleutians.

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Examples from the Web for aleutian

Contemporary Examples

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
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

Historical Examples

It acquired the Aleutian Islands, largely in the Asiatic system.
Problems of Expansion
Whitelaw Reid
It is among the Aleutian Islands that these animals are chiefly taken.
Along Alaska's Great River
Frederick Schwatka
About this time an attempt was made to plant trees on the Aleutian islands.
Along Alaska's Great River
Frederick Schwatka
The Kadiak baidarka is a little shorter and wider than the Aleutian.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1
Hubert Howe Bancroft
With him as a guide was Oonga, the chief of a tribe of Aleutian hunters.
Wild Folk
Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for aleutian

Aleutian

adjective

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

noun

another word for Aleut

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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aleutian in Culture

Aleutian Islands

[(uh-looh-shuhn)]

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

Aleutian

Aleutian Islands

Examples from the Web for aleutian

Contemporary Examples

For the past week, Unalaska—the most populous island on the Aleutian Chain—has seen jaw-dropping sunrises.

Alexandra Gutierrez is a reporter based in the Aleutian Islands and a columnist for Pacific Fishing.

Historical Examples

It acquired the Aleutian Islands, largely in the Asiatic system.

It is among the Aleutian Islands that these animals are chiefly taken.

About this time an attempt was made to plant trees on the Aleutian islands.

The Kadiak baidarka is a little shorter and wider than the Aleutian.

With him as a guide was Oonga, the chief of a tribe of Aleutian hunters.

Aleutian

Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands