Esquimau Definition & Meaning
esquimau
- noun
- 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')
- the language spoken by the Eskimo
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- What does esquimau mean?
- 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') the language spoken by the Eskimo
- What part of speech is esquimau?
- Esquimau is a noun.
- How many definitions does esquimau have?
- Esquimau has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).