SAMOYED, SAMOIED
\sˈamɔ͡ɪd], \sˈamɔɪd], \s_ˈa_m_ɔɪ_d]\
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A member of a race of people inhabiting the shores of the Arctic Ocean from about the river Mezen on the European side to the Lena on the Asiatic. They are divided into three tribes, are of small stature, live by hunting, and their principal wealth consists in reindeer. Their language is Turanian.
By Daniel Lyons
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