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amanats

amanats is the plural of amanat.

Meaning of amanat

Noun

amanat (plural amanats or amanaty)

  1. (historical) A Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.
    • Kuznetsov — his Aleut name is unknown — had been given to Russian fur traders as an amanat (hostage).1990, Richard A. Pierce, Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary, page xvii

Questions about amanats

What is amanats the plural of?
Amanats is the plural of amanat.

Words near amanats in the dictionary

  1. Amana Colonies
  2. Amanab
  3. Amanar
  4. Amanars
  5. amanat
  6. amanats
  7. amanaty
  8. Amanayé
  9. amand
  10. Amanda
  11. Amandah

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