Chukchee

American  

[chook-chee] / ˈtʃʊk tʃi /

noun

plural

Chukchees,

plural

Chukchee

1. Chukchi.

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Example Sentences

"Otowaka! is that you?" he cried at last, when an old Chukchee, thin and pale, came out, leading a little boy by the hand.

From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various

The Chukchee dropped the strap and turned to Stefan.

From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various

Waxel ordered the rope cut, but the Chukchee interpreter called out pitifully to be saved.

From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

There was an awkward pause until it was discovered that both Koriak and Chukchee could speak English.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

For the Koryaks of Northeastern Siberia the "Big Grandfather" is an arranger of all things out of preëxisting material;1066 the Chukchee, on the other hand, regard as creator a benevolent being residing in the zenith.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris