Samoyede

Variant of Samoyed

Samoyed definition

Samo·yed (sam′ə yed′, sə mo̵i′id)

noun

  1. a member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula
  2. any of a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyeds
  3. 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

Etymology: 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 Sam′o·yede′

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