ˈinu̇wə̇t, -nyu̇- noun
( plural inuit or inuits )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Inuit, plural of inuk person
1.
a. : an Eskimo people of North America and Greenland
b. : a member of such people
2.
a. : any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples
b. : a group of Eskimo dialects spoken from northwestern Canada to Greenland