Esquimau

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

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EskimoInuitEskimo languageEsquimau language
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. archaicArchaic form of Eskimo.
nounEsquimau (plural Esquimaus or Esquimaux)

plural Esquimaus · plural Esquimaux

  1. archaicArchaic form of Eskimo.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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’)

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EskimoInuit
Broader
AmerindianNative American

nounthe language spoken by the Eskimo

Similar
EskimoEskimo languageEsquimau language
Broader
Eskimo-AleutEskimo-Aleut language
Also see
eskimoinuit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Esquimau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquimau

MLA

“Esquimau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquimau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Esquimau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquimau.

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