Definition of eskimo Eskimo
/ɛˈskʌmowˌ/ - [eskumow] - Es•ki•mo
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What does eskimo mean?
WordNet
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| eskimo - the language spoken by the Eskimo | ||
| Esquimau | ||
| eskimo - 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') | ||
| Esquimau, Inuit | ||
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Wiktionary 
- eskimo (Noun)
A member of any of the Eskimo peoples. - eskimo (Adjective)
Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples. - eskimo (Adjective)
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eskimo (n.)
One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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eskimo
A member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eskimo
es′ki-mō, n. and adj. one of a nation constituting the aboriginal inhabitants of the whole northern coast of America, and spread over the Arctic islands, Greenland, and the nearest Asiatic coast.—n. Eskimo dog, a half-tamed variety, widely distributed in the Arctic regions, and indispensable for drawing the sledges. [Said by Dr Rink to be from an Indian word=eaters of raw flesh.]
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🔤- eskimo, noun, singular of eskimos.
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