esquimau

Esquimau
    n 1: 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') [syn: {Eskimo},
         {Esquimau}, {Inuit}]
    2: the language spoken by the Eskimo [syn: {Eskimo}, {Esquimau}]
    

Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the
   Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw
   flesh.] (Ethnol.)
   One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and
   Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the
   Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]
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   {Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
      Eskimo dog
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Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.]
   Same as {Eskimo}.
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         It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau
         can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.
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