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eskimo

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

Es=ki=mo

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun eskimo has 2 senses

eskimo(n = noun.person) esquimau, inuit - a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people'); Array

is a kind of american indian, indian, red indian

eskimo(n = noun.communication) esquimau - the language spoken by the Eskimo; Array

is a kind of eskimo-aleut, eskimo-aleut language

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CIDE DICTIONARY

eskimo, n. [Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh.].

One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [1913 Webster]

Eskimo dog (Zoöl.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

eskimo, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same or -os)
1 a member of a people inhabiting N. Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and E. Siberia.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the Eskimos or their language.

Usage

The term Inuit is preferred by the people themselves.

Etymology

Da. f. F Esquimaux (pl.) f. Algonquian

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