Main Entry: In·u·it

Variant(s): also In·nu·it \ˈi-nü-wət, -nyü-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Inuit inuit, plural of inuk person

Date: 1765

1 plural Inuit or Inuits also Innuit or Innuits a (1) : the Eskimo people of North America and Greenland (2) : the Eskimo people of Canada b : a member of such people
2 a : eskimo 2 b : the group of Eskimo dialects spoken from northwestern Canada to Greenland