Aleut

A1L1E1U1T1
/ˌæ.liːˈuːt//ˈæ.liːˌuːt//əˈluːt/

adjective

Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

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AleutianAleuticUnangam TunuuAleut language
OriginRussian алеу́т ← Aleut allíthuh ← Chukchi aliat →
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Meanings

adjectiveAleut (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

    Synonyms: Aleutian, Aleutic

nounAleut (plural Aleuts)

plural Aleuts

  1. A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
  2. A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
proper noun
  1. The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

    Synonyms: Unangam Tunuu

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

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AleutianAleutic

proper nounThe language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

Similar
Unangam Tunuu

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska

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Aleutian
Broader
AmerindianNative American

nounthe language spoken by the Aleut

Similar
Aleut language
Broader
Eskimo-AleutEskimo-Aleut language
Also see
aleutianunangam tunuu

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chukchialiat“island”
  2. Aleutallíthuh“community”
  3. Russianалеу́т
  4. EnglishAleut

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

More words from Russian, Aleut, Chukchi

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Translations

Catalan aleuta, aleuta
  • aleutaof the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutanative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutalanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Chinese Mandarin 阿留申人, 阿留申語 /阿留申语
  • 阿留申人 (Āliúshēn rén)native of the Aleutian Islands
  • 阿留申語 /阿留申语 (āliúshēnyǔ)language of the Aleutian Islands
Czech aleutština
  • aleutštinalanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Danish aleutisk, aleut
  • aleutiskof the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutnative of the Aleutian Islands
Dutch Aleoetisch, Aleoetisch
  • Aleoetischof the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleoetischlanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Finnish aleutti, aleutti
  • aleuttinative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleuttilanguage of the Aleutian Islands
French aléoute, Aléoute
  • aléouteof the Aleutian Islands
  • Aléoutenative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aléoutelanguage of the Aleutian Islands
German aleutisch, Aleute
  • aleutischof the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutenative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutinnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutischlanguage of the Aleutian Islands
  • Alëutischlanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Irish Ailiúit, Ailiúiteach
  • Ailiúitof the Aleutian Islands
  • Ailiúiteachof the Aleutian Islands
  • Ailiúitnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Ailiúiteachnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Ailiúitislanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Norwegian Bokmål aleutisk, aleut
  • aleutiskof the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutisklanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Polish aleucki, Aleuta
  • aleuckiof the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutanative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutkanative of the Aleutian Islands
  • język aleuckilanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Portuguese aleúte, aleúte
  • aleútenative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleútelanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Russian алеу́тский, алеу́т
  • алеу́тский (aleútskij)of the Aleutian Islands
  • алеу́т (aleút)native of the Aleutian Islands
  • алеу́тка (aleútka)native of the Aleutian Islands
  • алеу́тский (aleútskij)language of the Aleutian Islands
Swedish aleutisk, aleut-
  • aleutiskof the Aleutian Islands
  • aleut-of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutiskanative of the Aleutian Islands
  • aleutiskalanguage of the Aleutian Islands
Turkish Aleut, Aleutça
  • Aleutnative of the Aleutian Islands
  • Aleutçalanguage of the Aleutian Islands

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Aleut

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Cite this entry
APA

Aleut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aleut

MLA

“Aleut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aleut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aleut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aleut.

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