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- [in-oo-it, -yoo-]
- /ˈɪn u ɪt, -yu-/
- /ˈɪn.ju.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-oo-it, -yoo-]
- /ˈɪn u ɪt, -yu-/
Definitions of inuit word
- noun plural inuit a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland. 1
- noun plural inuit the language of the Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family comprising a variety of dialects. 1
- noun inuit indigenous person of North America 1
- adjective inuit of North American indigenous people 1
- countable noun inuit The Inuit are a race of people descended from the original people of Eastern Canada and Greenland. 0
- noun inuit any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America 0
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Origin of inuit
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
1755-65; < Inuit: people, plural of inuk person
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Parts of speech for Inuit
noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inuit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inuit usage trend in Literature
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