Samoyed

noun

Sam·​o·​yed ˈsa-mə-ˌyed 

-ˌmȯi-

variants or less commonly Samoyede

1

: a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia

2

: the family of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people

3

: any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs

Samoyed adjective

Samoyedic

ˌsa-mə-ˈye-dik 

-ˌmȯi-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Russian samoed, from Old Russian samoyadi, of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi (genitive sámi) Sami homeland & eatnam-, eana land

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Samoyed

noun

Sam·​o·​yed ˈsam-ə-ˌyed 

ˈsam-ˌȯi-ˌed

: any of a breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs developed in Siberia