Eskimo

n.

1.

(Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. Eskimo dog (Zool.) one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

Noun	1.	Eskimo - 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') Synonyms: Esquimau, Inuit
	2.	Eskimo - the language spoken by the Eskimo people Synonyms: Esquimau

American Indian, Esquimau, Indian, Inuit, North American Indian, Red Indian