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Alaskan malamute

Syllabification: (A·las·kan mal·a·mute)
Pronunciation: /əˈlaskən/

Entry from US Dictionary

(also Alaskan malemute)
Definition of Alaskan malamute

noun

  • a powerful dog of a breed with a thick, gray coat, bred by the Inuit and typically used to pull sleds.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Inuit malimiut, the name of a people of Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, who developed the breed

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Definition of Alaskan malamute in the US English dictionary

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