Kalmyk
Variant of Kalmuck
Kalmuck
definition
Kal·muck or Kalmuk Kal′·muk′ (kal′muk′)
noun
- a member of a group of Mongolian peoples living chiefly in the lower Volga region and N Xinjiang
- the Mongolian language of these peoples
Also Kalmyk Kal′·myk (-mik)
Etymology: prob. of Mongolian orig.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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