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Samoyed is a member of a tribe or group of nomads in Siberia, or is a language spoken by people in these tribes, or a white dog of arctic breeding.

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A member of a Siberian tribe is an example of a Samoyed.
The language spoken by a Siberian tribe is an example of Samoyed.
A white, arctic dog is an example of a Samoyed.

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See Samoyed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula
any of a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyeds
any of a breed of strong working dog with a thick, white coat, erect ears, and a tail rolled over the back: developed in Siberia as a sled dog

Origin: Russ samoed, lit., self-eater, cannibal, altered < Lapp name samo- (see samovar) + base of jĕdá, food: for IE base see eat

adjective

of the Samoyeds or their languages or culture

Also sp. (for Samoyed & & )Samoyede

See Samoyed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Sam·o·yede

noun

See Nenets.
Any of a breed of medium-sized dog originally developed in northern Eurasia, having a thick, long, white or cream-colored coat.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete Russian samoyed (samo-, self; see samovar + -ed, eater; see ed- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: , by folk etymology from Lapp sāmḿ emḿne, land of the Sami

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Related Forms:

Samˈo·yedˌ adjective

Samˌo·yedˈic adjective

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