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Eskimo meaning
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. | A dog of the American Eskimo breed. | A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
Synonyms of Eskimo
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Example sentences (20)
The population of Greenland is twelve percent Danish, the rest Eskimo or mixed-blood Eskimo-Danish.
It is thought that the term "husky" is a corruption of the nickname "Esky" once applied to the Eskimo and subsequently to their dogs. citation Breeds descending from the Eskimo dog or Qimmiq Bryan D. Cummins, 2002.
There is no reconstruction of Proto-Eskimo–Aleut, although the existence of the Eskimo–Aleut family is generally accepted.
The term "Eskimo" is also used in linguistic or ethnographic works to denote the larger branch of Eskimo–Aleut languages, the smaller branch being Aleut.
The song — which boasts of “a pretty señorita waiting for me down in old Mexico,” “my sweet fräulein down in Berlin town” and “my cute little eskimo” in Alaska — emphasizes the yearning behind each affair rather than conquest.
Also in June, the maker of Eskimo Pie, the 100-year-old chocolate-covered ice cream treat, said it would retire that brand name, and ConAgra Brands, the maker of Mrs. Butterworth’s pancake syrup, said it would re-evaluate its products.
Eskimo Pies to drop name over racial insensitivity The owner said they had been considering renaming the ice cream bar and popsicle for some time.
Eskimo Pie was invented in 1920 by Christian K. Nelson.
It joins a growing a list of brands from Eskimo Pie to Aunt Jemima that are reckoning with racist logos and marketing.
Nestle, the world's biggest packaged food maker, agreed to sell its U.S. ice cream business, which included Eskimo Pie, to Dreyer's Grand in December 2019.
The 99-year-old dessert Eskimo Pie will become the latest food brand to undergo a name change.
The “Eskimo Pie” ice cream bar was obviously named in recognition of the fact that Eskimos live in cold places.
It’s another hand-drawn affair, and this one’s targeted to the young-male audience with a story of how a callow Eskimo youth (voiced by Joaquin Phoenix) learns humility and other valuable life lessons when he’s transformed into a bear.
He played his solo songs to Eskimo Joe band mates Stuart MacLeod and Joel Quartermain before anyone else.
I’ll bet you didn’t know that over the years, Necco wafers became so popular that in 1913 famed Arctic explorer (and Bowdoin College graduate) Donald MacMillan gave them to Eskimo children on his journeys to the north.
Rachel enjoyed Eskimo dancing, crossword puzzles, working out at the Alaska Club, laughing very loud and more recently Facebook.
The tracks strong story is made stronger by the world-class production from the acclaimed Joel Quartermain whose previous subjects include Eskimo Joe and Meg Mac.
AST consisted of several Paleo-Eskimo cultures, including the Independence cultures and Pre-Dorset culture. citation Gibbon, pp. 28–31 The Dorset culture ( Inuktitut : Tuniit or Tunit) refers to the next inhabitants of central and eastern Arctic.
Brand new acts signed to the label included The Tranzmitors and Eskimo Disco.
Danish philologist Rasmus Christian Rask described what he vaguely called "Scythian" languages in 1834, which included Finno-Ugric, Turkic, Samoyedic, Eskimo, Caucasian, Basque and others.