Inuit
Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
Origin
First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
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Proper noun
- Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.
Synonyms: Inuktitut
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Noun Entry 3
- A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
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Noun form of, plural
- plural of Inuk