Dictionary
Ai•nu
Pronunciation: (ī'nOO), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -nus, (esp. collectively) -nu.
1. a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
2. the language of the Ainus.
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