Aleut
Americannoun
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Aleuts,
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Aleut
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Also a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.
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the language of the Aleut, distantly related to Eskimo: a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
noun
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a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit
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the language of this people, related to Inuktitut
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Aleut
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin
Example Sentences
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“I heard it’s probably warmer than this place,” said Steik, who is Aleut.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
Carved pendants said to be based on Aleut masks were among some of his faked works.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
“Mr. Carter is strangely confident he knows best for the Aleut people of King Cove,” Murkowski tweeted.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
Payton, whose Aleut ancestors fished Alaskan waters for centuries, is the environmental assistant for the Seldovia Village Tribe.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 24, 2022
Everyone was afraid he might, so besides the men in the cove who watched the Aleut ship, others kept watch on the camp.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
That changed in the late 18th century, when Russians began to bring Aleuts to St. Paul and a second Pribilof Island, St. George, to hunt the fur seals for their pelts.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Lauren Peters, a former commercial pilot in Winters, Calif., had been involved in organizing a local cultural celebration of the Aleuts.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2021
They were of all colors, cultures, and heritages: whites, blacks, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Samoans, Eskimos, Aleuts, American Indians from many different tribes, and Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Latin American origin.
From Slate ● May 20, 2020
The population of Igiugig, pronounced Iggy-ah-gig, is about 70, mainly Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascan Indians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
I was not sure what I would do if the Aleuts came.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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