Aleutian
/əˈluːʃən/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
- 2 a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture wordnet
Example
More examples"While the date line generally runs north to south from pole to pole, it zigzags around political borders such as eastern Russia and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands."
Etymology
From Aleut + -ian.