Samoyed (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
  2. a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people.
  3. 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.
noun
  1. 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
  2. the languages of these peoples, related to Finno-Ugric within the Uralic family
  3. 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
Samoyed (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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