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Inuit

noun In·u·it \ˈi-nü-wət, -nyü-\

: a member of a group of native people of northern North America and Greenland

: the language of the Inuit people

Full Definition of INUIT

plural Inuit or Inuits also Innuit or Innuits

a (1) : the Eskimo people of North America and Greenland (2) : the Eskimo people of Canada

b : a member of such people

a : eskimo 2

b : the group of Eskimo dialects spoken from northwestern Canada to Greenland

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In·u·it also In·nu·it \ˈi-nü-wət, -nyü-\

Inuit inuit, plural of inuk person

First Known Use: 1765

INUIT Defined for Kids

noun In·u·it \ˈi-nü-wət, -nyü-\

plural Inuit or In·u·its

: a member of the Eskimo people of the arctic regions of North America

: any of the languages of the Inuit people

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