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Aleutian

American  
[uh-loo-shuhn] / əˈlu ʃən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Aleutian Islands.


noun

  1. Aleut.

  2. Aleutians. Aleutian Islands.

Aleutian British  
/ əˈluːʃən /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for Aleut

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I once flushed a ptarmigan from Aleutian heather—here I’m reminded that these birds turn white when the snow flies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, announced in a social media post that Meadows died Feb. 25.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

From there we hopscotched to Chile, up to Mexico City, and then out to Alaska’s remote Aleutian Chain, where a sturdy, generous band of believers make their living off the Bering Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Among them is Veleropilina gretchenae, a newly identified mollusk recovered from the Aleutian Trench at 6,465 meters.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025

Range.—"Arctic and subarctic coasts of the northern hemisphere, Aleutian Islands, east to Unalaska and Kadiak; Kenai Peninsula."

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman

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