Kamchadals

Kamchadals
Kamtschadales Kam"tscha*dales, n. pl. [from the older spelling Kamtschatka for Kamchatka.] (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also {Kamchadals} and {Itelmen}. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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