Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "inuit" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

arctic

Derived Terms

Canadian Inuit Dog Inuit Dog Inuitian Inuitization Inuitize Polar Inuit

Inflected/Variant Forms

inuk

Part Of (Holonyms)

Inuinnaq Inupiaq Inupiat Inuvialuit Iñupiaq Kalaallit Nunatsiavummiut, Labrador Inuit Nunatuĸavummiut, Labrador Metis, Inuit Metis Nunavimmiut Nunavummiut or Inupik

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Amerindian Eskimo Native American

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Greenlander

Type Of (IsA)

eskimo ethnic group

Parts (Meronyms)

Greenlandic Greenlandish Inuinnaqtun Inuktitut Inupiak Inupiatun Inuvialuktun Kalaallisut Labradorimiutut Nunatsiavummiutut Nunavimmiutitut or locally Inuttut

Related Terms

Innu Inukshuk

Related Terms

aboriginal alaska aleut arctic canada coastal eskimo greenland inuitisation inuitise inuitization inuitize inukshuk inuktitut nunavut

Synonym Network

eskimo esquimau greenlander greenlandic inuinnaq inuinnaqtun inuits inuk inuktitut inupiat inupiatun inuvialuit inuvialuktun kalaallit labrador inuit nunatsiavummiutut nunavimmiut nunavimmiutitut nunavummiut skraeling

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.