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Ainus

Ainus is the plural of Ainu.

Meaning of Ainu

Noun

Ainu (plural Ainu or Ainus)

  1. A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
    • In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea
  2. Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”).
    • […] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.1983, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 11
    Synonyms:
    Hokkaido

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Questions about Ainus

What is Ainus the plural of?
Ainus is the plural of Ainu.

Words near Ainus in the dictionary

  1. Ainu
  2. Ainuic
  3. Ainuid
  4. Ainuland
  5. Ainuness
  6. Ainus
  7. AIO
  8. aioli
  9. aiolis
  10. aiolosite
  11. Aion

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