Samoyed

American  

[sam-uh-yed, suh-moi-id] / ˌsæm əˈjɛd, səˈmɔɪ ɪd /

noun

1. a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.

2. Also a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people.

3. (sometimes lowercase) one of a Russian breed of medium-sized dogs that have long, dense, white or cream hair and are used by the Samoyed people for herding reindeer and pulling sleds.

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Samoyed British  

/ ˌsæməˈjɛd /

noun

1. a member of a group of peoples who migrated along the Russian Arctic coast and now live chiefly in the area of the N Urals: related to the Finns

2. the languages of these peoples, related to Finno-Ugric within the Uralic family

3. a Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type, having a dense white or cream coat with a distinct ruff, and a tightly curled tail

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Other Word Forms

• Samoyedic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Samoyed

First recorded in 1580–90, Samoyed is from the Russian word samoyéd

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Example Sentences

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Samoyed

The sweet cameo appears to confirm months of speculation that Kelce and Swift had quietly expanded their family with a Samoyed in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Rachel Fealko, a third-generation Samoyed breeder in Ann Arbor, Mich., said she’s been getting more emails since word of Swift’s pup hit the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy in the 146th Westminster.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

Hopefuls include Striker, a Samoyed that made it to the finals at Westminster last year and won his breed again on Wednesday morning.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

“No. There was my uncles and all, and some other men,” she said vaguely, not knowing what the Samoyed hunter had told him.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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