Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

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From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

money collected under a tariff

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

give a description of

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the act of discovering something

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “eater” — someone who consumes food for nourishment

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “european” — a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

set up or found

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

proceeding in small stages

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “industry” — the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

-ing form of “inhabit” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “norseman” — a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

and nothing more

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

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From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

new

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

being of use or service

From this reading The Amerindians and Eskimo: the Aborigines of British North America I have already attempted to describe in the first chapter the ancient peopling of America from north-eastern Asia, but it might be useful if I gave here some description of the Eskimo and Amerindian tribes of the Canadian Dominion at the time of its gradual discovery by Europeans, especially during the great explorations of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

under normal conditions

From this reading Their name for themselves as a people is usually "Innuit" (in Greenland, "Karalit").

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

farthest to the west

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

at the time that

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

which person or people

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Eskimo is a corruption of _Eskimantsik_, a northern Algonkin word meaning "eaters of raw flesh".

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When the Norsemen came to the New World they seem to have met with Eskimo as far south as New England, but in more recent times the Eskimo have only been found inhabiting the extreme north and north-east: in Greenland, on the Labrador coast, on Baffin's Land, and along the Arctic coast of the North-American continent, between the Coppermine River and the westernmost extremity of Alaska, as well as on the opposite islands and promontories of Asia.

a late time of life

From this reading It is evident that the ESKIMO--who are quite distinct from the Amerindians in physical type, language, customs, and industries--have been for thousands of years the only inhabitants of Arctic America.