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noun A member of a group of Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the Arctic from northern Alaska eastward to eastern Greenland, particularly those of Canada.
noun The family of languages spoken by the Inuit.
noun Any of the languages spoken by the Inuit.

(The Gypsies, the Amish, the Russian Old Believers, and the Inuit were particularly shrewd in such matters.) — The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
INUKJUAK - With global warming and the world's insatiable thirst for petroleum reviving competition over claims to the Arctic, the case for a group of Inuit is also coming back to life.
Tell that to the Inuit, the polar bears and all the nations fighting over the newly exposed riches in the Arctic regions and access to the newly opened North West Passage. — CTV News RSS Feed
Other indigenous peoples, including Aleuts, Inuit, and native Hawaiians, have their own cultures and traditions. — CPUSA Front Page
Mercury levels in seals and beluga whales eaten by the Inuit are reaching unsafe levels - and the problem is likely to get worse — New Scientist - Online News