Aleutian

English

Alternative forms

Aleutic

Etymology

Aleut +‎ -ian. Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæ.liːˈuːʃən/, /əˈluːʃən/
Rhymes: -uːʃən

Adjective

Aleutian (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.

Translations

of the Aleutian Islands

French: aléoutien (fr)
Portuguese: aleúte (pt)
Russian: алеу́тский (ru) (aleútskij)

Serbo-Croatian: aleutski
Spanish: aleutiano

Noun

Aleutian (plural Aleutians)

A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands

Finnish: aleutti (fi) (native)
French: Aléoutien (fr)
Portuguese: aleúte (pt) m or f

Russian: алеу́т (ru) m (aleút), алеу́тка (ru) f (aleútka)
Spanish: aleutiano m, aleutiana f

Derived terms

Eskimo-Aleutian

Related terms

Aleut

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