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Inuit   /ˈɪnut/   Listen
Inuit

noun
1.
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').  Synonyms: Eskimo, Esquimau.





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"Inuit" Quotes from Famous Books



... Among the Inuit or Esquimaux of Bering Strait "the dead bodies of various animals must be treated very carefully by the hunter who obtains them, so that their shades may not be offended and bring bad luck or even death upon him or his people." Hence ...
— The Golden Bough - A study of magic and religion • Sir James George Frazer
... issues: protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government


Words linked to "Inuit" :   Indian, Red Indian, American Indian, Esquimau


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