Aleuts

Variant of Aleut

Aleut definition

Al·eut (al′ē o̵̅o̅t′, al′yo̵̅o̅t′, ə lo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

  1. pl. Aleuts Al′·euts′ or Aleut Al′·eut′ a member of an indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and parts of mainland Alaska
  2. the language of this people, related to Eskimo

Etymology: Russ < ? Chukchi aliuit, islanders

adjective

of the Aleuts or their language or culture

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