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Beothuk

Meaning of "Beothuk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEOTHUK

bɪˈɒθʊk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEOTHUK

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Beothuk is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BEOTHUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beothuk

The Beothuk were one of the historical aboriginal peoples in Canada. The small group of people lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. With the 1829 death of Shanawdithit, a woman in her late twenties who was the last known living Beothuk, the people became officially extinct as a distinct ethnic group. However, there are people of the Mi'kmaq tribe who claim to have Beothuk ancestry and there are scientists trying to prove the tribe is not completely extinct as previously thought.

Definition of Beothuk in the English dictionary

The definition of Beothuk in the dictionary is a member of an extinct Native Canadian people formerly living in Newfoundland.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEOTHUK

Beograd · Beowulf · bepaint · bepat · bepatched · bepearl · bepelt · bepepper · bepester · bepity · beplaster · beplumed · bepommel · bepowder · bepraise · beprose · bepuff · Beqaa

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEOTHUK

auk · bouk · Datuk · douk · inukshuk · Kirkuk · Marduk · mukluk · Norodom Sihanouk · padauk · padouk · Pamuk · Seljuk · souk · taluk · tuk-tuk · uk · Volapuk · yuk · zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of Beothuk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Beothuk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEOTHUK

Find out the translation of Beothuk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Beothuk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Beothuk» in English.
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Beothuk
1,325 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
570 millions of speakers
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English

Beothuk
510 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
380 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
280 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
278 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
270 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
260 millions of speakers
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Béothuks
220 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
190 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
180 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
130 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
85 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
85 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
80 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
75 millions of speakers
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बीओथुक
75 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
70 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
65 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
50 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
40 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
30 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
15 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
14 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
10 millions of speakers
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Beothuk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Beothuk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEOTHUK»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEOTHUK»

Discover the use of Beothuk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Beothuk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A History and Ethnography of the Beothuk
The book is beautifully and extensively illustrated with maps, portraits, photographs of Beothuk artifacts, burial sites, and camps, and a set of drawings by Shanawdithit.
Ingeborg Marshall, 1998
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The Beothuk of Newfoundland: A Vanished People
committed against Beothuk men, women and children. While Indians of other North American tribes became used to the newcomers from Europe and traded and mixed with them, the Beothuk shied away from white people. Bad experiences ...
Ingeborg Marshall, 1989
3
The Beothuk Saga
This astounding novel fully deserves to be called a saga.
Bernard Assiniwi, 2002
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Vanished peoples: the Archaic Dorset & Beothuk people of ...
Case history of the Beothuk Indians and results of archaeological studies.
Peter Such, 1978
5
Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America
"The definitive book on the subject."John...
Edwin Tappan Adney, Howard Irving Chapelle, 2007
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The Beothuk
A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers.
Ingeborg Marshall, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
The ancient Beothuk language has some word roots in common with the Algonquian language. As a result, the Beothuk originally were classified as ALGONQUIANS. But the two languages differ in vocabulary to such a degree that now the ...
Carl Waldman, 2009
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Beothuk Bark Canoes: An Analysis and Comparative Study
A detailed analysis of Beothuk canoes shows that there are two functionally different canoe designs, one specialized for ocean navigation while the second was more versatile.
I. C. L. MARSHALL, 1985
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Who Killed the Grand Banks: The Untold Story Behind the ...
For a visitor curious about the fate of the now-vanished Beothuk tribe of Newfoundland, little information is to be found in The Rooms. Memorial University political science professor Michael Temelini has noted the singular lack of information ...
Alex Rose, 2010
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Local Natures, Global Responsibilities: Ecocritical ...
It will be seen that Crummey attempts to escape the constraints of this discourse by destabilizing the narrative authority of his novel and by dismantling the human –nature boundaries that have determined the image of the Beothuk. In the end ...
Laurenz Volkmann, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEOTHUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Beothuk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Skeletons provoke shame and sorrow
If you google Beothuk now, you will see this explanation: “disease, persecution and the Beothuk's decision to withdraw from coastal ... «YorkRegion.com, Jun 15»
2
Simms calls for repatriation of Beothuk remains
They are the aunt and uncle of Shawnadithit, the last known member of the Beothuk people, who died in St. John's in 1829. “For almost 200 ... «Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser, Jun 15»
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MP Scott Simms wants Ottawa to petition for return of Beothuk remains
Liberal MP Scott Simms plans to introduce a private members bill to have Beothuk remains on display at a museum in Scotland returned to ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Beothuk chief hopes to repatriate last tribesmen from Scots museum
AN ATTEMPT is to be made to persuade the Scottish Government and the National Museums Scotland to allow the repatriation of the remains ... «The National, May 15»
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'Stolen' Beothuk remains need to come home from Scotland, Mi'sel …
The pair are the aunt and uncle of Shanawdithit, the last known member of the extinct Beothuk people, who died in St. John's in 1829. «CBC.ca, May 15»
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Emera's Maritime Link on track for 2017 finish
Beothuk Energy, which last year revealed plans to build an offshore wind farm in Newfoundland's St. George's Bay, is counting on the Maritime ... «Recharge, May 15»
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Beothuk Energy outlines socioeconomic benefits of wind project
Kirby Mercer, president and CEO of Beothuk Energy Inc., announced his company's plan to build offshore wind farms in Corner Brook at the ... «Western Star, Apr 15»
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Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. Announces Termination of Letter …
(TSXV: CQV) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange:DFM) ("CIVC") / the "Company") announces that the Letter of Intent to acquire Beothuk Energy Inc. «Canada NewsWire, Feb 15»
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Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. Announces Agreement to Acquire …
Announces Agreement to Acquire Beothuk Energy Inc. ST. JOHN'S, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. (TSXV: CQV) (Frankfurt Stock ... «Canada NewsWire, Sep 14»
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Beothuk homes, fireplace unearthed on Exploits River
An archeological dig on an island in the middle of Newfoundland's Exploits River is shedding light on how the Beothuk people cooked, lived ... «CBC.ca, Sep 14»
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