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Chuk·chi

also Chuk·chee (cho͝ok′chē)

n. pl. Chukchi or Chuk·chis also Chukchee or Chuk·chees

1. A member of a people of northeast Siberia.

2. The language of the Chukchi, noted for being pronounced differently by men and women.

[Russian, pl. of chukcha, from Chukchi chawchəw.]

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Chukchi

(ˈtʃʊktʃɪ) or

Chukchee

npl -chi, -chis, -chee or -chees

1. (Peoples) a member of a people of the Chukchi Peninsula

2. (Languages) the language of this people, related only to some of the smaller aboriginal languages of Siberia

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Chuk•chi

or Chuk•chee

(ˈtʃʊk tʃi)

n., pl. -chis or -chees, (esp. collectively) -chi or -chee.

1. a member of a Paleosiberian people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and adjacent areas of extreme NE Siberia.

2. the language of the Chukchis.

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Noun	1.	Chukchi - a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula Siberian - a native or inhabitant of Siberia
	2.	Chukchi - an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women Chukchi language natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Translations

Czukczaczukocki

чукча чукчи чукотский

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