n.
Variant: also In · nu · it
Pronunciation: ' i-nü-w ə t, -nyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Inuit inuit, plural of inuk person
Date: 1765
1 plural Inuit or Inuits also Innuit or Innuits a (1) : the Eskimo people of No. 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