Innuit
Americannoun
plural
Innuits,plural
Innuitnoun
Example Sentences
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In my seventy-two years on earth I had never met an Innuit and never imagined that I would.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Up into the Polar Seas, Where the Innuit maidens be, There's a fat, bright-eyed va-hee-ney A-waitin' there for me.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Willoughby, Barrett
But this lamp too often fails them, and darkness and hunger take up frequent abode with the Innuit.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
Such is the normal winter dress of the Innuit women; and the summer costume, while less characteristic, varies but little in general form from that of the colder months.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
When the Innuit brings the seal to the igloo, a crowd invades the narrow space, for the simplest hospitality prevails, and the long watch, the skilful stroke, do not constitute sole ownership of the prize.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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