Samoyed
noun
Sam·o·yed ˈsa-mə-ˌyed 
-ˌmȯi-
variants or less commonly Samoyede
1
: a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia
2
: the family of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people
3
: any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs
Samoyed adjective
Samoyedic
ˌsa-mə-ˈye-dik
adjective -ˌmȯi-
Word History
Etymology
Russian samoed, from Old Russian samoyadi, of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi (genitive sámi) Sami homeland & eatnam-, eana land
First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1