Innuit
[
in
-oo-it, -yoo-]
/ˈɪn u ɪt, -yu-/
noun
,
plural
Innuits
(
especially collectively
)
Innuit.
1.
Inuit
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Innuit
Innuit
/
ˈɪnjuːɪt
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
Inuit
Inuit
/
ˈɪnjuːɪt
/
noun
(
pl
)
-it,
-its
1.
any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for
Eskimo
in N America
Compare
Yupik
2.
the language of these peoples; Inuktitut
Eskimo
Word Origin
from Inuktitut
inuit
the people, pl of
inuk
a man
Word Origin and History for
Innuit
1765, from Inupiaq Eskimo
inuit
"people," plural of
inuk
"man, person."