Associations to the word «Chukchis»

Wiktionary

CHUKCHI, adjective. Referring to or coming from Chukotka.
CHUKCHI, proper noun. (uncountable) A Palaeosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
CHUKCHI, proper noun. (countable) A person living in or coming from Chukotka.
CHUKCHI PENINSULA, proper noun. A peninsula in northeastern Russia, bordered by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east; part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
CHUKCHI SEA, proper noun. A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, between Chukotka and Alaska.

Dictionary definition

CHUKCHI, noun. A member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula.
CHUKCHI, noun. An indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women.

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