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Definition of Samoyed
1. Noun. A Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia.
2. Noun. The Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia.
Generic synonyms: Uralic, Uralic Language
Specialized synonyms: Nenets, Nentsi, Nentsy, Yurak-samoyed, Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei, Yenisei-samoyed, Yeniseian, Nganasan, Ostyak-samoyed, Selkup
3. Noun. Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family.
Definition of Samoyed
1. Noun. a member of the Nenets people of the Siberian Urals; they speak Samoyedic languages ¹
2. Noun. a hardy breed of dog from Siberia ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Samoyed
1. any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Samoyed
Literary usage of Samoyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1885)
"... in 1875— Purchase of Samoyed Idols—Dress and Dwellings of the ... —Comparison
of the Polar Races—Sacrificial Places and Samoyed Grave on ..."
2. The Jeanette: And a Complete and Authentic Narrative Encyclopedia of All by Richard Perry (1882)
"... Samoyed LIFE THEIR DEALINGS WITH THE RUSSIANS THE HOUSEHOLD GODS OF THE
SamoyedS — A ... Samoyed ..."
3. The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1885)
"... in 1875— Purchase of Samoyed Idols—Dress and Dwellings of the ... —Comparison
of the Polar Races—Sacrificial Places and Samoyed Grave on ..."
4. The Jeanette: And a Complete and Authentic Narrative Encyclopedia of All by Richard Perry (1882)
"... Samoyed LIFE THEIR DEALINGS WITH THE RUSSIANS THE HOUSEHOLD GODS OF THE
SamoyedS — A ... Samoyed ..."
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