Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Samoyedes \Sam`oy*edes"\, n. pl.; sing. {Samoyede}. (Ethnol.)
   An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a
   portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.

Source : WordNet®

Samoyede
     n : Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family
         [syn: {Samoyed}]