: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
Examples of reindeer in a Sentence
a large herd of reindeer
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Its once-a-cruise Alaska brunch features fresh regional ingredients, such as native berries, reindeer sausage, and local mushrooms.—Erica Silverstein, AFAR Media, 22 July 2025 The symbol now encloses an image of a communion wafer carved of reindeer antler.—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025 There’s a twelve-foot-tall snowman Elvis in lights, a waving Santa, candy canes and reindeer galore.—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 Best Things to Do Feed Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reindeer
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Etymology
Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer
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