Chukchee

Variant of Chukchi

Chukchi definition

Chuk·chi or Chukchee Chuk′·chee (c̸ho̵ok′c̸hē′)

noun

  1. a member of a people now living in northernmost Siberia
  2. the language of this people

Etymology: < Russ < Chukchee tawtu, keepers of the reindeer

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