Ainus

Variant of Ainu

Ainu definition

Ainu (ī′no̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. pl. Ainus -·nus′ or Ainu -·nu′ a member of an indigenous people of Japan, now living mainly on Hokkaido and also on Sakhalin Island
  2. the language of this people

Etymology: Ainu, lit., human being (as opposed to a god)

adjective

of the Ainus or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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