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Inuit.

A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪnjuːɪt//ˈɪnuːɪt//ˈɪnʊɪt//ˈɪnjuːɛt/
  1. A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.

Where this word comes from

First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

name/ˈɪnjuːɪt//ˈɪnuːɪt//ˈɪnʊɪt//ˈɪnjuːɛt/
  1. Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

Where this word comes from

First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

adj/ˈɪnjuːɪt//ˈɪnuːɪt//ˈɪnʊɪt//ˈɪnjuːɛt/
  1. Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

Where this word comes from

First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

noun/ˈɪnjuːɪt//ˈɪnuːɪt//ˈɪnʊɪt//ˈɪnjuːɛt/
  1. plural of Inuk

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.

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