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
I have noticed a somewhat similar contrivance employed by the Aleutian Islanders.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
The stem which anchors this immense frond is so small that the Aleutian Indians use it for fishing-lines.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

With him as a guide was Oonga, the chief of a tribe of Aleutian hunters.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville
A handsome scarlet cloak, edged and ornamented with ermine, was presented to him from the governor of the Aleutian islands.
A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812|Archibald Campbell
Two Aleutian women had been left on the island, and were favorite companions of hers.
A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812|Archibald Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for Aleutian

Aleutian

/ (əˈluːʃən) /

adjective

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

noun

another word for Aleut

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