I. ˌalēˈüt, ˈalēˌüt; aˈlüt, aˈl- also alˈyüt or alˈy- noun
also aleutian əˈlüshən also əlˈyü-
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Russian, probably from a native name in Asia
1.
a. : a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska peninsula
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Eskimo-Aleut language of the Aleut people
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or belonging to an early, middle, or late period of a prehistoric Aleutian culture of about 100 B.C. to A.D. 1750