/in"ooh it, -yooh-/ , n. , pl. Inuits , ( esp. collectively ) Inuit for 1.
1. a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
2. the language of the Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family comprising a variety of dialects.
Also, Innuit . Also called Inupik .
[ 1755-65; inuk person ]
Usage . See Eskimo, Indian .