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Malamute

//ˈmæ.ləˌmjuːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
  2. 2
    A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.
  3. 3
    breed of sled dog developed in Alaska wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.

Etymology 2

From Inupiaq malimiut.

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