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Esquimau

Esquimau Meaning & Definition
Esquimau Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Esquimau?

[n] the language spoken by the Eskimo people
[n] 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 | Synonyms for Esquimau: Eskimo | Eskimo | Inuit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Esquimau:

See Also | American Indian | Eskimo-Aleut | Eskimo-Aleut language | Indian | North American Indian | Red Indian

Esquimau In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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