n.
Variant: also Sam · o · yede
Pronunciation: ' sa-m ə - ˌ yed, - ˌ mo ̇ i-
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian samoed, from Old Russian samoyadi, of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi (gen. sámi ) Sami homeland & eatnam-, eana land
Date: 1589
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
– Sam · o · yed · ic \ ˌ sa-m ə - ' ye-dik, - ˌ mo ̇ i- \ adjective