Synonyms for eskimo
ˈɛs kəˌmoʊes·ki·mo

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1. Eskimonoun

   Synonyms:
   Inuit, Usage notes

2. Eskimonoun

   A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.

   Synonyms:
   Inuit, Usage notes

3. Eskimonoun

   Any of the languages of the Eskimo.

   Synonyms:
   Inuit, Usage notes

Princeton's WordNet

1. Eskimo, Esquimau, Inuitnoun

   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')

2. Eskimo, Esquimaunoun

   the language spoken by the Eskimo

Matched Categories

1. • Eskimo-Aleut
   • Native American

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1. eskimonoun

   Synonyms:
   husky

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1. List of paraphrases for "eskimo":

   eskimos, popsicle, spumoni, curlew, husky, courlis

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1. List of known nicknames for "Eskimo":

   Martin Kallasvee, Eskimo (DJ Junya), Jon Ford

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1. Martine Gosselink:

   For instance, many Dutch people don't understand why Eskimo is an offensive term, but it is, and indigenous people don't like to be called that way, also Lapland [the northern Scandinavian region populated by the Sami people] is an offensive term, but not many people know it.