Aleut
English
Etymology
From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word,[1] perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/, /ˈæ.liːˌuːt/, /əˈluːt/
- Rhymes: -uːt, -æliːuːt
Audio (CA) (file)
Translations
of the Aleutian Islands
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Noun
Aleut (plural Aleuts)
- A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
- A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
Translations
native of the Aleutian Islands
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Translations
language of the Aleutian Islands
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See also
- Alaska
- Aleutian
- Aleutic
- Eskimo
- Eskimo-Aleut
- Eskimo-Aleutic
- Eskimo-Aleutian
- Eskaleutian
- Eskaleutic
- Eskaleut
References
- “Aleut”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Aleut terms
- Aleut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aleut language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Aleut, ale
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