Samoyed Definition

sămə-yĕd, -oi-ĕd, sə-moiĭd
noun
A member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyeds.
Webster's New World
Nenets. No longer in technical use.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Samoyed (dog)
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the Samoyeds or their languages or culture.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Samoyed

Noun

Singular:
Samoyed
Plural:
samoyeds

Origin of Samoyed

  • Obsolete Russian samoyed Nenets person, member of a people speaking a Samoyedic language from alteration of samod, samoyad (taken as samo- self samovar) (-ed eater ed- in Indo-European roots) of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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