SAMOYED

also ~e noun Etymology: Russian samoed, from Old Russian samoyadi, of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi (genitive sámi) Sami homeland & eatnam-, eana land Date: 1589 a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia, the family of Uralic languages spoken by the ~ people, any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs, ~ adjective ~ic adjective