Chukchi

or Chuch·chi, Chuck·chi, Chuk·chee

[ chook-chee ]

noun

, plural Chuk·chis, (especially collectively) Chuk·chi

1. a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.
2. the Chukotian language of the Chukchi people, noted for having different pronunciations for men and women.

Chukchi

/ ˈtʃʊktʃɪ /

noun

1. -chi-chis-chee-chees a member of a people of the Chukchi Peninsula
2. the language of this people, related only to some of the smaller aboriginal languages of Siberia

Example Sentences

In a study that has provided clues about how polar bear disease could be linked to ice loss, scientists examined blood samples from bears in the Chukchi Sea - between Alaska and Russia.

From BBC

Warm late-spring conditions in the Chukchi Sea, northwest of Alaska, drew salmon into the Arctic.

From Science Daily

A scientific journal published in 2022 reported a decrease in the ocean’s crustaceans in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas, leading to the gray whales’ malnutrition.

From Los Angeles Times

The basin is in the DeLong Mountains foothills along the Kukpowruk River, about 60 miles south of Point Lay and 20 miles inland from the Chukchi Sea.

From Science Daily

Point Hope, with a population of about 675, was built on a triangular spit surrounded by a large inlet and the Chukchi and Arctic oceans.

From Seattle Times