Chukchi
noun
a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.
Chukchis
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pluralof Chukchi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Using his genome as a basis, a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen determined that the Saqqaq man’s closest living relatives were the Chukchis, people who live at the easternmost tip of Siberia.
From New York Times β Feb. 11, 2010
His ancestors split apart from Chukchis some 5,500 years ago, according to genetic calculations, implying that the Saqqaq people’s ancestors must have traveled across the northern edges of North America until they reached Greenland.
From New York Times β Feb. 11, 2010
The natives of whom we saw most at Anadyrsk were, as I have already said, the Chukchis.
From Tent Life in Siberia by George Kennan
Like the Chukchis and Koraks, they are reindeer nomads, but differ somewhat from the former in their mode of life.
From Tent Life in Siberia by George Kennan
They had also, Kozhevin was told, an enormous tame black bear, which they allowed to run loose around the house, and which chased away the Chukchis in a most energetic manner.
From Tent Life in Siberia by George Kennan
