eskimo | ||
1. | [ noun ] 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') | |
Synonyms: | Inuit Esquimau | |
Related terms: | Indian | |
2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the language spoken by the Eskimo people | |
Synonyms: | Esquimau | |
Related terms: | Eskimo-Aleut | |
Similar spelling: |
ESM Esquimau |