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Eskimau

Eskimau is the archaic form of Eskimo.

Meaning of Eskimo

Noun

Eskimo (plural Eskimo or Eskimos or Eskimoes)

  1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) 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.
    • Yet many pure-bred, if unregistered, Eskimos are still kept along the Canadian border for use in sled racing.1958, Henry P. Davis, The Modern Dog Encyclopedia, page 292
  3. A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
  4. (Canadian, historical) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. (Obsolete as of 2020 with the team dropping this name in favour of Elks in 2021.)

See all 7 meanings of Eskimo

Forms of Eskimau

pluralEskimaus
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Questions about Eskimau

What is Eskimau the archaic form of?
Eskimau is the archaic form of Eskimo.

Words near Eskimau in the dictionary

  1. Eskibeat
  2. Eskie
  3. eskies
  4. Eskildsen
  5. Eskilstuna
  6. Eskimau
  7. Eskimauan
  8. Eskimauans
  9. Eskimaus
  10. Eskimo
  11. Eskimo boot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Eskimau (page history and authors); Eskimo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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