Sam|o|yed

Sam|o|yed
Sam|o|yed or Sam|o|yede «SAM uh YEHD», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. one of a Mongoloid people living in northern Siberia and northeastern Russia.
2. a group of Ural-Altaic languages spoken by these people.
3. any one of a Siberian breed of large working dogs having a long-haired, white or cream-colored coat, used in arctic regions to guard reindeer herds and pull sleds. They were originally bred by the Samoyeds.
–adj.
of or having to do with the Samoyeds or their languages.
[< Russian samoyed]

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  • yed — yed·da; yed·do; sam·o·yed; …   English syllables

  • sam — sam·a·ra; sam·a·ri·form; sam·ba·qui; sam·bar; sam·bho·ga·ka·ya; sam; sam·bu·cus; sam·buk; sam·bul; sam·bu·nigrin; sam·el; sam·en; sam·hi·ta; sam·iel; sam·i·res·ite; sam·i·sen; sam·let; sam·ma; sam·mer; sam·mi·er; sam·na·ni; sam·nite;… …   English syllables

  • Sam|o|yede — Sam|o|yed or Sam|o|yede «SAM uh YEHD», noun, adjective. –n. 1. one of a Mongoloid people living in northern Siberia and northeastern Russia. 2. a group of Ural Altaic languages spoken by these people. 3. any one of a Siberian breed of large… …   Useful english dictionary

  • samoyed — sam·o·yed …   English syllables

  • Samoyed — /sam euh yed , seuh moy id/, n. 1. a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia. 2. Also, Samoyedic. a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people. 3. (sometimes l.c.) one of a Russian… …   Universalium

  • Samoyedic — /sam euh yed ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Samoyed people or languages. n. 2. Samoyed (def. 2). [1805 15; SAMOYED + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • Samoyed — Sam•o•yed [[t]ˌsæm əˈyɛd, səˈmɔɪ ɪd[/t]] n. 1) peo a member of any of a group of Uralic peoples living in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia 2) peo Samoyedic 3) dch (sometimes l.c.) one of a Siberian breed of medium sized dogs with …   From formal English to slang

  • Samoyedic — Sam•o•yed•ic [[t]ˌsæm əˈyɛd ɪk[/t]] n. 1) peo a branch of the Uralic language family, comprising the languages spoken by the Samoyeds 2) peo of or pertaining to the Samoyeds or their languages • Etymology: 1805–15 …   From formal English to slang

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