Meaning of ESKIMO
| Pronunciation: | | 'esku`mow
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- [n] the language spoken by the Eskimo people
- [n] 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')
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| | Synonyms: | | Esquimau, Esquimau, Inuit |
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| | See Also: | | American Indian, Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo-Aleut language, Indian, North American Indian, Red Indian | |
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| | Definition: | | \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the
Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw
flesh.] (Ethnol.)
One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and
Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the
Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]
{Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
Eskimo dog
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