Aleut
noun
Also a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.
Aleuts
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pluralof Aleut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Since the early ’90s, the population has declined by more than half as many Aleuts choose to move, often to Alaska’s mainland.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
After the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Bureau of Indian Affairs directed its assimilation campaign at the Aleuts — who also call themselves Unangax.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2021
They were of all colors, cultures, and heritages: whites, blacks, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Samoans, Eskimos, Aleuts, American Indians from many different tribes, and Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Latin American origin.
From Slate ● May 20, 2020
The population of Igiugig, pronounced Iggy-ah-gig, is about 70, mainly Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascan Indians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
It was the last time that we went to Tall Rock that the Aleuts came.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
