eskimo
IPA: ˈɛskʌmoʊ
Root Word: Eskimo
noun
- (sometimes offensive) A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
- Any of the languages of the Eskimo.
- (sometimes offensive) A member of any of the Eskimo peoples.
- A dog of the American Eskimo breed.
- A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
- (Canadian football, historical) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. (Obsolete as of 2020 with the team dropping this name in favour of Elks in 2021.)
adjective
- (sometimes offensive) Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.
- In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
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