Paleo-Asiatic

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noun

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: a member of a group of northeast Asian peoples including the Chukchi, Koryak, and Kamchadal of northeast Siberia and possibly also the Gilyaks of Sakhalin Island and the Ainu of northern Japan
2
usually paleoasiatic
"
usually capitalized : paleosiberian

Paleo-Asiatic

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adjective

"
: of or relating to the Paleo-Asiatics or to Paleosiberian languages

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary pale- + asiatic

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“Paleo-Asiatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paleo-Asiatic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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