CHUKCHI


Meaning of CHUKCHI in English

noun

or chuk·chee also chook·chie ˈchu̇kˌchē

( plural chukchi or chukchis or chukchee or chukchees also chookchie or chookchies )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Russian Chukcha

1.

a. : a Siberian Americanoid people allied to the Kamchadal and Koryak and inhabiting the Chukchi peninsula

b. : a member of such people

2. : the Luorawetlan language of the Chukchi people frequently cited for its extreme differentiation in pronunciation between men and women

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.