Samoyed

Samoyed
also Samoyede 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 adjectiveSamoyedic adjective

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  • Samoyed — Samoyed. 1. A breed of medium sized sled dogs, originating in Siberia, of white or cream color. 2. A Uralic language spoken by the Samoyed people. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Samoyed — may refer to:* the Samoyedic peoples in Siberia who speak the Samoyedic languages: the Enets, the Nenets, the Nganasans, and the Selkups * the Samoyedic languages they speak * Samoyed (dog), a dog breed …   Wikipedia

  • Samoyed — Siberian Mongolian people, 1580s, from Rus. samoyed, lit. self eaters, cannibals (the first element cognate with English same, the second with O.E. etan to eat ). The native name is Nenets. As the name of a type of dog (once used as a working dog …   Etymology dictionary

  • Samoyed — [sam′ə yed΄, sə moi′id] n. [Russ samoed, lit., self eater, cannibal, altered < Lapp name samo (see SAMOVAR) + base of jĕdá, food: for IE base see EAT] 1. a member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula 2. any of a… …   English World dictionary

  • Samoyed — /sam euh yed , seuh moy id/, n. 1. a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia. 2. Also, Samoyedic. a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people. 3. (sometimes l.c.) one of a Russian… …   Universalium

  • Samoyed — noun 1. /ˈsæmɔɪˌɛd/ (say samoy.ed) a Ural Altaic people dwelling in north western Siberia and along the north eastern coast of Russia in Europe. 2. (plural Samoyed or Samoyeds) /ˈsæmɔɪˌɛd/ (say samoy.ed) a member of this people. 3. /ˈsæmɔɪˌɛd/… …  

  • Samoyed — Sam•o•yed [[t]ˌsæm əˈyɛd, səˈmɔɪ ɪd[/t]] n. 1) peo a member of any of a group of Uralic peoples living in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia 2) peo Samoyedic 3) dch (sometimes l.c.) one of a Siberian breed of medium sized dogs with …   From formal English to slang

  • Samoyed — n. 1 a member of a people of northern Siberia. 2 the language of this people. 3 (also samoyed) a a dog of a white Arctic breed. b this breed. Etymology: Russ. samoed …   Useful english dictionary

  • Samoyed (dog) — Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup = Working akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/samoyed/index.cfm altname = Bjelkier, Samoiedskaya Sobaka, Nenetskaya Laika ankcgroup = Group 6 (Utility) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/samoyed.html ckcgroup = Group 3… …   Wikipedia

  • Samoyed — noun a) a member of the Nenets people of the Siberian Urals; they speak Samoyedic languages b) a hardy breed of dog from Siberia …   Wiktionary

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