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Inuit

proper noun

  1. aboriginal peoples of Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland
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adjective

  1. pertaining to the aboriginal peoples of Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland
L1323871 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnjuːɪt/ / /ˈɪnuːɪt/ / /ˈɪnʊɪt/

adj

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

  1. Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

name

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

  1. Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

noun

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

  1. plural of Inuk