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Eskimo
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Eskimo
(noun)
Eskimo
/
ˈ
ɛskəˌmoʊ/
noun
plural
Eskimo
or
Eskimos
Eskimo
/
ˈ
ɛskəˌmoʊ/
noun
plural
Eskimo
or
Eskimos
Britannica Dictionary definition of ESKIMO
[
count
]
sometimes offensive
:
a member of a group of people of Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and northeastern Siberia
—
compare
inuit
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