Yakoots
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Yakoot — Yakoots Ya*koots , n. pl.; sing. {Yakoot}. (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits. [Written also {Yakuts}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yakuts — Yakoots Ya*koots , n. pl.; sing. {Yakoot}. (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits. [Written also {Yakuts}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephas primigenius — Mammoth Mam moth (m[a^]m m[o^]th), n. [Russ. m[^a]mont, m[ a]mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extinct, hairy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mammoth — Mam moth (m[a^]m m[o^]th), n. [Russ. m[^a]mont, m[ a]mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extinct, hairy, maned… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mammuthus primigenius — Mammoth Mam moth (m[a^]m m[o^]th), n. [Russ. m[^a]mont, m[ a]mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extinct, hairy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
George Kennan (explorer) — George Kennan (February 16, 1845 ndash; 1924) was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of Russia. He was diplomat and historian George F. Kennan s cousin twice removed, with whom he shared his… … Wikipedia
