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Definition of: Samoyed
(sam′ə.yed′) noun
1. One of a Mongoloid people inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia.
2. A large dog characterized by a thick white coat of long hair, originally bred by the Samoyeds as a sled dog and for herding reindeer.
—adjective Samoyedic. Also Sam′·o·yede′ (-yed′). [<Russian, lit., self–eater, i.e., a cannibal]
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