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Eskimoes

Eskimoes is the plural 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.)

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Questions about Eskimoes

What is Eskimoes the plural of?
Eskimoes is the plural of Eskimo.

Words near Eskimoes in the dictionary

  1. Eskimo-kissed
  2. Eskimo-kisses
  3. Eskimo-kissing
  4. Eskimoan
  5. Eskimoans
  6. Eskimoes
  7. Eskimoic
  8. Eskimoid
  9. Eskimoids
  10. eskimoite
  11. Eskimoized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Eskimoes (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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