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aleutian

/əˈluːʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
aleu-tian
IPA
/əˈluːʃən/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Aleut Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aleutian From Aleut + -ian.

Inflected Forms

Aleutic (alternative) Aleutians (plural)

Derived Forms

Eskaleutian Eskaleutic

Phrases

Aleutian Peninsula Aleutic Islands Hawaii-Aleutian Time Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone Eskimo-Aleutian

Frequently Paired Words

Aleut

Synonyms

aleut

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce aleutian?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈluːʃən/.
What does aleutian mean?
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.
Where does aleutian come from?
Etymology tree English Aleut Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aleutian From Aleut + -ian.

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