English Explanatory Dictionary

Beothuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
name
  1. The extinct language of these people.

Pronunciation

/biːˈɒtək/ /ˈbeɪ.əθʊk/

Word forms

Beothuk Beothuks Beothic Beothick Beothuck

Etymology

From Beothuk beathook (“the people”).

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