malamute
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malamute
First recorded in 1895–1900, malamute is from the Inupiaq word malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, W Alaska, who bred such dogs
Example Sentences
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She said the trains don't seem to bother Kiyiyah, her docile Alaskan malamute, but the rails are a few feet from her backyard and shake the house each time a train passes.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
The malamute was turned around to face the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
Loki, an Alaskan malamute dog in Ontario, Canada, did not have his usual Royal Canin kibble in the food bowl.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Givler had brought the Alaskan malamute home one day, as a present for Celmins, and the dog lasted longer than their marriage.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
Sky, who had some malamute and husky blood in her, was dependable.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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