Aleut

A·leut  (-lt, l-t)

n. pl. Aleut or A·leuts

1.

a. A Native American people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and coastal areas of southwest Alaska. The Aleut are related culturally and linguistically to the Eskimo.

b. A member of this people.

2. Either or both of the two languages of the Aleut. See Usage Note at Native American.

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[Russian.]

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Aleut [æˈluːt ˈæliːˌʊt]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Eskimos

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, related to Eskimo

[from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Aleut - a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska Aleutian American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
	2.	Aleut - a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska; "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically" community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" Aleutian Islands, Aleutians - an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska
	3.	Aleut - the language spoken by the Aleut Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo-Aleut language - the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut