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Meanings of eskimo in English

Russian
эскимосы
Portuguese
esquimos
Spanish
esquimales
Catalan
esquimals
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Indigenous people from the circumpolar region.

        Related terms
        эскимосы
        Portuguese
        inuit
        Catalan
        esquimal

        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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              inuit
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              Examples for "Esquimau"
              Examples for "Esquimau"
              1
              And that was true, for Nan was dressed like a little Esquimau.
              Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
              2
              One would think he was a Turk, an Esquimau, or a cannibal.
              Penelope's Experiences in Scotland / Being Extracts from the Com...
              3
              As the arrow leaps from the bow the Esquimau sprang forward in pursuit.
              Ungava
              4
              As it rose, the Esquimau threw up his arm and poised the harpoon.
              Ungava
              5
              Next, perhaps, he appeared in Greenland, blubbering with an Esquimau heiress.
              Tales of Aztlan; The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-Ameri...
              1
              Study design: A community-participatory, cross-sectional Inuit health survey conducted through face-to-face interviews.
              Pubmed
              2
              Neither would the Inuit, who have lived there for thousands of years.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Last year, Muslim leaders presented Inuit elders with a freshly slaughtered lamb.
              The Guardian
              4
              Conclusions: Country foods remain a critical dimension of the contemporary Inuit diet.
              Pubmed
              5
              I looked over at Inuit and saw Lillianna making some similar movements.
              Stand by your hitman
              Usage of eskimo in English
              1
              You're going to have to dress like an eskimo to get through today
              The South African
              2
              Pascall's has also announced it will be changing the name of its eskimo lollies.
              Radio NZ
              3
              A look of grave perplexity rested on the visage of the Eskimo.
              Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
              4
              His fist shot out and caught the Eskimo squarely in the mouth.
              The Golden Snare
              5
              My American Eskimo likes the backpack style by K9 Sport Sack best.
              NY Magazine
              6
              Pruden's one aim is to get ever Eskimo there into a house.
              The new yorker
              7
              Blake was not her father; the Eskimo woman was not her mother.
              Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
              8
              From the far interior valleys came the echoed wolf-howling of Eskimo dogs.
              The Eternal Maiden
              9
              But I knew the Eskimo breed, having spent a summer in Labrador.
              Jacqueline of Golden River
              10
              The English only laughed and the indignant Eskimo went on their way.
              Impressions and Comments
              11
              At last the Eskimo rose and made his way toward the entrance.
              Triple Spies
              12
              The Eskimo now played the monster as an angler plays a trout.
              Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
              13
              There were men grilling caribou sausages and Eskimo children holding miniature flags.
              The nobodies album
              14
              Falling on his knees, the Eskimo crept into the tunnel and disappeared.
              Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
              15
              Blake snapped his whip and gave a short, angry command in Eskimo.
              The Golden Snare
              16
              The Eskimo smiled frankly, as he mopped the perspiration from his brow.
              The Blue Envelope
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              Translations for eskimo
              Eskimo through the time
              Eskimo across language varieties
              United Kingdom
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              United States of America
              Less common