The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Samoyede
    n 1: Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz
         family [syn: Samoyed, Samoyede]