Beothuk

noun

Be·​o·​thuk

bē-ˈȯ-thək

plural Beothuk or Beothuks

1

a

: an extinct Indian people of Newfoundland

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language of the Beothuk people that is of unknown relationship

beothukan

bē-ˈȯ-thə-kən

adjective

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