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Inuk

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/ ɪˈnʊk /

noun

  1. a member of any Inuit people

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Etymology

Origin of Inuk

from Inuktitut inuk man

Example Sentences

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Inuuteq Storch, the first Greenlandic and Inuk artist to represent Denmark at the international art festival, will erect a sign reading “Kalaallit Nunaat,” or “Greenland” above the pavilion’s entrance.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

I knew this young Inuk woman would convey more compellingly than I how climate change was affecting her community—their land, the ice, culture, food, health, safety—and how it is threatening that community’s very existence.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2022

An Inuk woman - and the first indigenous person in the role - she recalled how as a child in the far north, portraits of the Queen hung in many homes.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2022

She is an Inuk and is the first Indigenous person to hold the position.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

On Tuesday, Mary Simon, an Inuk woman, became the first indigenous person to be appointed Canada's governor general.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2021