Aleut definition - Dictionary

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A·leut [ ə lt, àllee t ] (plural A·leut or A·leuts)

noun

Definition:

1. member of indigenous Alaskan people: a member of an indigenous people who live in the Aleutian Islands and coastal southwestern Alaska

2. Eskimo-Aleut language: an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in the Aleutian Islands and coastal parts of Alaska. Native speakers: 500.

[Late 18th century. < Russian]

A·leut adjective

A·leu·tian [ ə lsh'n ] adjective