n. & adj.
n. (pl. same or -os) 1 a member of a people inhabiting n. Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and E. Siberia. 2 the language of this people.
adj. of or relating to the Eskimos or their language. °The term Inuit is preferred by the people themselves.
[ Da. f. F Esquimaux (pl.) f. Algonquian ]