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adj
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Aleut
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Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
History
Etymology tree English Aleut Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aleutian From Aleut + -ian.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
