INUIT


Meaning of INUIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also In·nu·it ˈi-nü-wət, -nyü-

Etymology: Inuit inuit, plural of inuk person

Date: 1765

1. plural Inuit or Inuits also Innuit or Innuits

a.

(1) : the Eskimo people of North America and Greenland

(2) : the Eskimo people of Canada

b. : a member of such people

2.

a. : Eskimo 2

b. : the group of Eskimo dialects spoken from northwestern Canada to Greenland

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.