eskimo
/EH1 S K AH0 M OW0/noun
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(dated, sometimes offensive) A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
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Any of the languages of the Eskimo people.
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A dog of the American Eskimo breed.
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A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
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(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
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(sometimes offensive) Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.
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In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
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