Amanat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æməˈnɑːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amanat is a noun meaning (historical) A Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.
Meaning
(historical) A Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.
Example Sentences
Toion Fedor accepted Orthodoxy in the winter of 1795–96 when he lived at Kodiak as an amanat.
Kuznetsov — his Aleut name is unknown — had been given to Russian fur traders as an amanat (hostage).
According to Davydov (1812, 2:54, 132), the chief of the Ugalakhmiut Eyak specially came to Kodiak for a meeting with his son, who was an amanat among the Russians.
Word Forms
- amanats
- amanaty
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include okama, yana, wemistikoshiw.
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