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inuit

/ˈɪnut/

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What does inuit mean?

noun

  1. A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
  2. plural of Inuk

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɪnut/

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But the craving for some sort of vegetable diet is irresistible, and with true Inuit improvidence they indulge it, careless of consequences.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594