Samoyed

Sam·o·yed also Sam·o·yede  (sm-yd, -oi-d, s-moid)

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.

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[Obsolete Russian samoyed (samo-, self; see samovar + -ed, eater; see ed- in Indo-European roots), by folk etymology from Lapp sm emne, land of the Sami.]

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Samo·yed adj.

Samo·yedic adj.

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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

Thesaurus

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 Samoyedic Uralic, Uralic language - a family of Ural-Altaic languages Nenets, Nentsi, Nentsy, Yurak-Samoyed - a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed of northern Siberia 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 family Samoyede spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail