Aleut

noun

ˌa-lē-ˈüt How to pronounce Aleut (audio)
ˈa-lē-ˌüt;
ə-ˈlüt
1
: a member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska Peninsula
2
: the language of the Aleuts

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One of the hundreds of Indigenous languages of the U.S. is Aleut, most widely spoken in Alaska, excluding English and Spanish. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 In December 2023, a 2,511-square-foot home on Aleut Court in Fremont sold for $2,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,055. Unitedrobotsrealestate, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 Three hundred people of Russian, Aleut, and Norwegian descent settled in Unga during its early 20th-century heyday. Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024 The remains of an Alaskan Aleut child were returned to her tribe earlier this summer. Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Aleute, borrowed from Russian aleút, of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Aleut was in 1780

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“Aleut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aleut. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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