First Known Use: 1817
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Ainu
noun Ai·nu \ˈī-(ˌ)nü\
plural Ainu or Ainus
Definition of AINU
1
: a member of an indigenous people of the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, and part of Sakhalin Island
2
: the language of the Ainu people
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Origin of AINU
Ainu aynu person
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