Esquimau and Inuit

Esquimau

Esquimau noun - 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').
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Synonyms for Esquimau

Inuit and Esquimau are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inuit" instead a noun "Esquimau".

Inuit

Inuit noun - 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').
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Synonyms for Inuit

Esquimau and Inuit are semantically related. You can use "Esquimau" instead a noun "Inuit".
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