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Meanings of Eskimo in inglés

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эскимосы
portugués
esquimos
español
esquimales
catalán
esquimals
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Indigenous people from the circumpolar region.

Related terms
esquimales
portugués
inuit
catalán
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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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 inglés
1
A look of grave perplexity rested on the visage of the Eskimo.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
2
His fist shot out and caught the Eskimo squarely in the mouth.
The Golden Snare
3
My American Eskimo likes the backpack style by K9 Sport Sack best.
NY Magazine
4
Pruden's one aim is to get ever Eskimo there into a house.
The new yorker
5
Blake was not her father; the Eskimo woman was not her mother.
Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
6
From the far interior valleys came the echoed wolf-howling of Eskimo dogs.
The Eternal Maiden
7
But I knew the Eskimo breed, having spent a summer in Labrador.
Jacqueline of Golden River
8
The English only laughed and the indignant Eskimo went on their way.
Impressions and Comments
9
At last the Eskimo rose and made his way toward the entrance.
Triple Spies
10
The Eskimo now played the monster as an angler plays a trout.
Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
11
There were men grilling caribou sausages and Eskimo children holding miniature flags.
The nobodies album
12
Falling on his knees, the Eskimo crept into the tunnel and disappeared.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
13
Blake snapped his whip and gave a short, angry command in Eskimo.
The Golden Snare
14
The Eskimo smiled frankly, as he mopped the perspiration from his brow.
The Blue Envelope
15
A half dozen Eskimo workers belonging to the camp hurry toward them.
The thing from another world
16
That Eskimo returned the look even more pointedly and with deeper gravity.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
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Translations for Eskimo
Eskimo through the time
Eskimo across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common