Samoyed

[ sam-uh-yed, suh-moi-id ]

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

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

  1. (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.

Origin of Samoyed

1
First recorded in 1580–90, Samoyed is from the Russian word samoyéd

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Samoyed

/ (ˌsæməˈjɛd) /


noun
  1. plural -yed or -yeds 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

  1. (səˈmɔɪɛd) 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

Origin of Samoyed

1
C17: from Russian Samoed

Derived forms of Samoyed

  • Samoyedic, adjective

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