eskimo

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈe.skəˌmo.ʊ/
- /ˈe.skɪ.məʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈe.skəˌmo.ʊ/

Definitions of eskimo word

noun eskimo Inuit person 1
noun eskimo Inuit language 1
adjective eskimo person, language: Inuit 1
countable noun eskimo An Eskimo is a member of the group of peoples who live in Alaska, Northern Canada, eastern Siberia, and other parts of the Arctic. These peoples now usually call themselves Inuits or Aleuts, and the term Eskimo could cause offence. 0
noun eskimo a member of a group of peoples inhabiting N Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and E Siberia, having a material culture adapted to an extremely cold climate 0
noun eskimo the language of these peoples 0

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Parts of speech for Eskimo

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eskimo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

eskimo usage trend in Literature

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