Main Entry: Sam·o·yed

Variant(s): also Sam·o·yede \ˈsa-mə-ˌyed, -ˌmȯi-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian samoed, from Old Russian samoyadi, of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi (genitive sámi) Sami homeland & eatnam-, eana land

Date: 1589

1 : a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia
2 : the family of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people
3 : any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs

— Samoyed adjective

— Sam·o·yed·ic \ˌsa-mə-ˈye-dik, -ˌmȯi-\ adjective