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Samojed

Samojed is the alternative spelling of Samoyed.

Meaning of Samoyed

Noun

Samoyed (plural Samoyeds or Samoyed)

  1. A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages.
    • The Samoyeds are Idolaters and Witches, obſeruing diuelliſh ſuperſtitions1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of other Northerne people adioyning to the Tartars.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered...
  2. A hardy breed of dog from Siberia.
    Synonyms:
    Sammie, Sammy, Smiley

See all 3 meanings of samoyed

Forms of Samojed

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Questions about Samojed

What is Samojed the alternative spelling of?
Samojed is the alternative spelling of Samoyed.

Words near Samojed in the dictionary

  1. samogon
  2. samogonka
  3. Samoic
  4. samoid
  5. samoids
  6. Samojed
  7. Samojeds
  8. Samoki
  9. samoleon
  10. Samom
  11. samonella

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Samojed (page history and authors); Samoyed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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