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Aleut

/ˌæ.liːˈuːt/

Aleut adjective: of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

Adjective

Aleut (not comparable)

  1. Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
    Synonyms:
    Aleutian, Aleutic

Noun

Aleut (plural Aleuts)

  1. A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
  2. A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

Proper noun

Aleut

  1. The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).
    Synonyms:
    Unangam Tunuu

Synonyms of Aleut

Forms of Aleut

pluralAleuts

Origin of Aleut

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Words formed from Aleut

Words that rhyme with Aleut

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Questions about Aleut

What does Aleut mean?
Aleut means of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
What part of speech is Aleut?
Aleut can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aleut?
Aleut is pronounced /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/.

Words near Aleut in the dictionary

  1. aleuronic
  2. aleurons
  3. aleurophagous
  4. aleuroplast
  5. aleuroplasts
  6. Aleut
  7. Aleut Islands
  8. Aleut Peninsula
  9. Aleutian
  10. Aleutian disease
  11. Aleutian Islander

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