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samoyed

Sam.o.yed also Sam.o.yede \'sam-*-.yed, 'sam-.o.i-.ed\ \.sam-*-'yed-ik, 
   -.o.i-'ed-\ n [Russ samoed] 1: a member of a people of the Nenets district 
   of the Arkhangelsk region of  the U.S.S.R.. 2: any of a group of Uralic 
   languages spoken by the Samoyed people  3: any of a Siberian breed of 
   medium-sized deep-chested white or cream-colo red arctic dogs - Samoyed aj