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| Es·ki·mo [ éskə m ] (plural Es·ki·mos or Es·ki·mo) |
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1. member of northern people: a member of a people indigenous to northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia, comprising the Inuit and Yupik people
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sometimes considered offensive
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2. northern language group: the language group comprising Inuit and Yupik
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| [Late 16th century. < French Esquimaux< Algonquian] |
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 Es·ki·mo adjective |
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