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Eskimo meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A dog of the American Eskimo breed.
  3. A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.

Synonyms of Eskimo

esquimau inuit indian american indian red indian eskimo-aleut eskimo-aleut language

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Using Eskimo

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: esquimau, inuit, indian, american indian.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: eskimo.
  • In the example corpus, eskimo often appears in combinations such as: the eskimo, eskimo pie, term eskimo.

Context around Eskimo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Eskimo

  • In this selection, "eskimo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rest, blood, proto, pie, aleut and joe stand out and add context to how "eskimo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a callow eskimo youth voiced and branch of eskimo aleut languages. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eskimo" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eskimo

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Eskimo Pie was invented in 1920 by Christian K. Nelson. (10 words)

Brand new acts signed to the label included The Tranzmitors and Eskimo Disco. (13 words)

The population of Greenland is twelve percent Danish, the rest Eskimo or mixed-blood Eskimo-Danish. (16 words)

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. (43 words)

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. (42 words)

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. (39 words)

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.

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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.

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Common combinations with eskimo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eskimo" in a sentence?
An example: "The population of Greenland is twelve percent Danish, the rest Eskimo or mixed-blood Eskimo-Danish." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "eskimo" from authentic English texts.
What does "eskimo" mean?
Eskimo means: 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.
What are synonyms of "eskimo"?
Common synonyms of "eskimo" include: esquimau, inuit, indian, american indian, red indian, eskimo-aleut, eskimo-aleut language.
What is "eskimo" in Dutch?
"eskimo" translates to Dutch as: eskimo.
How many example sentences with "eskimo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "eskimo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.