Sam·o·yed also Sam·o·yede (s m  -y d , -oi-d, s-moi d)n. 1. See Nenets. 2. Any of a breed of medium-sized dog originally developed in northern Eurasia, having a thick, long, white or cream-colored coat. [Obsolete Russian samoyed (samo-, self; see samovar + -ed, eater; see ed- in Indo-European roots), by folk etymology from Lapp s  m emne, land of the Sami.]Sam o·yed adj.Sam o·yedic adj. |
Samoyed [ˌsæməˈjɛd]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -yed, -yeds a member of a group of peoples who migrated along the Russian Arctic coast and now live chiefly in the area of the N Urals: related to the Finns
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the languages of these peoples, related to Finno-Ugric within the Uralic family
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type, having a dense white or cream coat with a distinct ruff, and a tightly curled tail
[from Russian Samoed]
Samoyedic adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Samoyed - a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia |
| 2. | Samoyed - the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia Uralic, Uralic language - a family of Ural-Altaic languages Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian, Yenisei - the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian Nganasan - the Uralic language spoken by the Nganasan Ostyak-Samoyed, Selkup - the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed | |
| 3. |  Samoyed - Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz familyspitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail |
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