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ALEUTIAN
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• ALEUTIAN (noun)
The noun ALEUTIAN has 1 sense:
1. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
Familiarity information: ALEUTIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• ALEUTIAN (adjective)
The adjective ALEUTIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture
Familiarity information: ALEUTIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aleut; Aleutian
Hypernyms ("Aleutian" is a kind of...):
Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Aleut (a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska)
Context examples
Aleutian - a person having origins from the Aleut indigenous group of Alaska and their descendants and who maintains tribal affiliation, or community or cultural attachment.
(Aleutian, NCI Thesaurus)
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