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eskimo
UK /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/ US /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/
noun 4adj 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
arctic
ESKIMO + NOUN
ancestry, kayaks
PREP.
than
Definitions
noun
1
A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
2
A dog of the American Eskimo breed.
Yet many pure-bred, if unregistered, Eskimos are still kept along the Canadian border for use in sled racing.
3
A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
4
A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. (Obsolete as of 2020 with the team dropping this name in favour of Elks in 2021.)
name
1
Any of the languages of the Eskimo people.
adj
1
Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.
2
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Yet many pure-bred, if unregistered, Eskimos are still kept along the Canadian border for use in sled racing.
Wiktionary02
He said that he had Eskimo ancestry.
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What makes you think the Middle East is more important than the Arctic Eskimo lands?
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Mennad is so smart he could sell ice to an Eskimo.
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Eskimo kayaks are made of whale bones covered with sealskin.
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