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Never open a book with weather. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways to describe ice and snow than an Eskimo, you can do all the weather reporting you want.
Elmore Leonard

Meaning of "Eskimo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESKIMO

From Algonquian Esquimawes.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ESKIMO

Eskimo  [ˈɛskɪˌməʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESKIMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eskimo can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ESKIMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eskimo

Eskimo

Eskimo is a term for the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia, across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. The term "Eskimo" is used, particularly in Alaska, to include both Yupik and Iñupiat. In Canada and Greenland, the term "Eskimo" has fallen out of favor as it is considered by some to be pejorative and has been widely replaced by the term "Inuit," "Alaska Natives," or other terms. Alaska Natives refers to all indigenous peoples of Alaska, including indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and the Dene. While the term "Eskimo" is sometimes considered offensive, it is not, in its linguistic origins, a fundamentally offensive word. Alternate terms for American Eskimos, such as Inuit–Yupik, have been proposed, but none have come into widespread acceptance within the United States. Two main groups have historically been referred to as Eskimos by outsiders: the Yupik and Inuit. A third group, the Aleut, is closely related. The two main peoples known as "Eskimo" are the Inuit of northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland and the Yupik of Central Alaska and Siberia.

Definition of Eskimo in the English dictionary

The first definition of Eskimo in the dictionary is -mos, -mo. 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. Other definition of Eskimo is the language of these peoples. Eskimo is also a family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESKIMO


Alamo
ˈæləˌməʊ
altaltissimo
ˌæltælˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
altissimo
ælˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
bravissimo
brɑːˈvɪsɪˌməʊ
centesimo
sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ
duodecimo
ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ
dynamo
ˈdaɪnəˌməʊ
Esquimau
ˈɛskɪˌməʊ
fortissimo
fɔːˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
generalissimo
ˌdʒɛnərəˈlɪsɪˌməʊ
Geronimo
dʒəˈrɒnɪˌməʊ
lentissimo
lɛnˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
milesimo
miːˈleɪsɪˌməʊ
millimho
ˈmɪlɪˌməʊ
pianissimo
pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ
prestissimo
prɛˈstɪsɪˌməʊ
sextodecimo
ˌsɛkstəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ
slow-mo
ˈsləʊˌməʊ
staccatissimo
ˌstækɑːˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
ultimo
ˈʌltɪˌməʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESKIMO

Esd.
ESDA
Esdraelon
Esdras
ESE
esemplastic
esemplasy
Esenin
eserine
ESF
Esh Sham
Esher
esile
eskar
esker
Eskies
Eskilstuna
Eskimo dog
Eskimo roll
Esky

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESKIMO

chimo
fortississimo
in altissimo
legatissimo
limo
octodecimo
pianississimo
Piero di Cosimo
primo
proximo
sentimo
skimo
stretch limo
tempo primo

Synonyms and antonyms of Eskimo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Eskimo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESKIMO

Find out the translation of Eskimo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Eskimo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Eskimo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爱斯基摩人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eskimo
570 millions of speakers

English

Eskimo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एस्किमो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإسكيمو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Eskimo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eskimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এস্কিমো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

esquimau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eskimo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eskimo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エスキモー語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에스키모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eskimo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vùng bắc cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஸ்கிமோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एस्किमो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eskimo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eschimese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Eskimo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Eskimo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eskimo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Eskimo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Eskimo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Eskimo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Eskimo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Eskimo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESKIMO»

The term «Eskimo» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESKIMO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Eskimo

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4 QUOTES WITH «ESKIMO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Eskimo.
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Annie Dillard
Eskimo: 'If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?' Priest: 'No, not if you did not know.' Eskimo: 'Then why did you tell me?'
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Brooke Elliott
I love... Eskimo Joe's. I have tons of Eskimo Joe's clothes and cups in my house, 'cause I love Eskimo Joe's.
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Louis Leakey
Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance.
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Elmore Leonard
Never open a book with weather. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways to describe ice and snow than an Eskimo, you can do all the weather reporting you want.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESKIMO»

Discover the use of Eskimo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Eskimo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays ...
These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present and occasionally zany, often wry, but always fascinating look at language and the people who study it.
Geoffrey K. Pullum, 1991
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Alaska Eskimo Footwear
Developed with Eskimo seamstresses from each Alaskan region, this full-color volume features photographs from museum collections in the United States and Russia.
Jill Elizabeth Oakes, Roderick R. Riewe, 2007
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Eskimo Life
I have never once heard an Eskimo say an unkind word to his child. With such an upbringing, one might expect that the Greenland children would be naughty and intractable. This is not at all the case. Although I have gone about a good deal ...
Fridtjof Nansen, 1894
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Eskimo Essays: Yup'ik Lives and how We See Them
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Ann Fienup-Riordan, 1990
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American Eskimo Dogs: Everything about Purchase, Care, ...
Despite its name, this small dog is bred mainly as a house dog.
D. Caroline Coile, 2005
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Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo: A Study in Social Morphology
that is basically harsher than that of their coastal Eskimo neighbours. Yet these Indians all live in tents throughout the year and though their tent is similar to that of the Eskimo, the opening at its top — the smoke-hole, with which the Eskimo are ...
Marcel Mauss, 2013
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Never in Anger: Portrait of an Eskimo Family
Portrait of an eskimo family. Anthropologist Jean Briggs spent seventeen months living on a remote Arctic shore as the 'adopted daughter' of an Eskimo family.
Jean L. Briggs, 1970
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Eskimo (Inuktitut) Dictionary: Eskimo-English, English-Eskimo
The Inuktitut dialect of Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut language family, is spoken by over 30,000 natives of eastern Canada, including Quebec and Nunavut.
Arthur Thibert, 2005
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Maniilaq: Eskimo Prophet
# Maniilaq's teachings were passed down orally by the tribe, and were unknown in Western society until recently.# the unique prophecies of Maniilaq have fascinated the world, and their continuing fulfillment is chronicled in this book.A ...
Sarah V. Haile, 2002
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From Reindeer Lake to Eskimo Point
In this account of an 800-mile canoe trip -- which begins at Reindeer Lake on the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, continues into Nunavut past the treeline, and ends on Hudson Bay -- Peter Kazaks conveys the experience of being in the north by ...
Peter Kazaks, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESKIMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Eskimo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eskimo welcome Gadgeteer as they expand into new services
Aberdeen based IT support company, Eskimo Intelligent Solutions has appointed a new IT Support Engineer/Gadgeteer to their team to support ... «Aberdeen Business News, Jul 15»
2
Recap of the first episode of Amazing Race Canada
As far as we know, there's only one former Edmontonian — Eskimo legend Neil Lumsden, who's racing with his daughter, Kristin, and now lives ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
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One Take: A New Grime Column By Tomas Fraser
... by Rollo Jackson's recent short film profiling legendary DJ Slimzee and the revival of cultural relics like Lord Of The Mics and Eskimo Dance. «The Quietus, Jul 15»
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Matt Nichols relishing chance to start for Edmonton Eskimos
... the bench to be playing, says he understands he may have a lot to prove to some Eskimo fans, but that goes with playing professional sports. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
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A Night Of Hidden Treasures
... Pond, John Butler, Eskimo Joe, the Waifs, Koi Child, Methyl Ethyl (who are performing at Hidden Treasures on July 9th), San Cisco and more. «Rolling Stone Australia, Jul 15»
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Hillary's missteps haveleft the door wide open for Joe Biden
Let's face it, the guy can sell ice to an Eskimo, especially on a stage next to Hillary. Clinton has done herself no favors over the past several ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
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On Alaska Flag Day, it's good to reflect on the Alaskans who made it
An often-overlooked figure in the story is a young Eskimo woman named Fanny Kearns, a seamstress at the home who sewed the first Alaska ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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Alaska village ponders next steps as walrus harvests decline …
The Northwest Alaska village of Wales is also considering such a resolution, according to Vera Metcalf, director of the Eskimo Walrus ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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Fly By Night lease controversy
It claims to have been a launchpad for many Western Australian bands including the John Butler Trio, Eskimo Joe and San Sisco. Ms McGurk said it was a ... «Business News, Jul 15»
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Grit and Will
Tara Dowd, an enrolled Inupiaq Eskimo, was born into poverty and is a survivor of the child welfare system. She now owns a diversity ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Eskimo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eskimo>. Apr 2024 ».
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