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ALL meanings of samoyed

Sam·o·yed
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  • noun samoyed a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia. 1
  • noun samoyed Also, Samoyedic. a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people. 1
  • noun samoyed (sometimes lowercase) one of a Russian breed of medium-sized dogs that have long, dense, white or cream hair and are used by the Samoyed people for herding reindeer and pulling sleds. 1
  • noun samoyed a member of a group of peoples who migrated along the Russian Arctic coast and now live chiefly in the area of the N Urals: related to the Finns 0
  • noun samoyed the languages of these peoples, related to Finno-Ugric within the Uralic family 0
  • noun samoyed a Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type, having a dense white or cream coat with a distinct ruff, and a tightly curled tail 0
  • noun samoyed a member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula 0
  • noun samoyed any of a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyeds 0
  • noun samoyed any of a breed of strong working dog with a thick, white coat, erect ears, and a tail rolled over the back: developed in Siberia as a sled dog 0
  • adjective samoyed of the Samoyeds or their languages or culture 0
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