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Inuit
[ in-oo-it, -yoo- ]
noun
- a member of a group of Indigenous peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- the language of the Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family comprising a variety of dialects.
Inuit
/ ˈɪːɪ /
noun
- any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America Compare Yupik
- the language of these peoples; Inuktitut
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Inuit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Inuit1
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Example Sentences
However, members of the native Inuit population said her claim was incorrect and came from a "dangerous colonial attitude", with people there having travelled the same route for generations.
As it stands, even after the Clippers defeated the depleted New Orleans Pelicans 114-98 on Wednesday night at the Inuit Dome, the Clippers remain a play-in team.
So there's a third destination on this whistle-stop tour – Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut and homeland of its Inuit people.
A string of revelations about past mistreatment of Inuit people by the Danes have hurt Greenlandic public opinion about Denmark.
Although surely unintentional, President Trump's designs on the island have shone a light on a desire found among the Inuit to finally break free from 300 years of Danish control.
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