• (n. pl.) An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.
Found on
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/samoyedes/
Sam`oy·edes' noun plural ; sing.
Samoyede (Ethnol.) An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/12
The Samoyedes are a Mongolian race of Ural-Altaic stock, inhabiting the tundras of north east Europe and Siberia. They are nomadic, dwelling in tents or huts and hunting and fishing. They were described in 1588 by Giles Fletcher as eaters of raw flesh, black haired and beardless, men and women alike wearing shirts, breeches and boots made of seal-s...
Found on
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXS.HTM
No exact match found.
