a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
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the language spoken by the Eskimo
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Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh.] (Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]
{Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed. Eskimo dog
Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.] Same as {Eskimo}.
It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.