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Ainu


Ai·nu

noun \ˈī-(ˌ)nü\
plural Ainu or Ainus

Definition of AINU

1
: a member of an indigenous people of the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, and part of Sakhalin Island
2
: the language of the Ainu people

Origin of AINU

Ainu aynu person
First Known Use: 1819

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