Inuit

UK: /ˈɪnjuɪt/ US: (in′o̅o̅ it, -yo̅o̅-)

Inflections of 'Inuit' (n):

Inuits

npl (All usages)

Inuit

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Inuit are native to North America and Greenland.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

In•u•it  (in′o̅o̅ it, -yo̅o̅-), n., pl. -its, (esp. collectively) -it for 1.

1. Language Varieties a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
2. Language Varieties the language of the Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family comprising a variety of dialects.

Also, Innuit. Also called Inupik. 

• Inuit: people, plural of inuk person
• 1755–65

Usage

See Eskimo, Indian. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Inuit, Innuit / ˈɪnjuːɪt/ noun ( -it, -its)

1. any of several indigenous peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands; the preferred term for Eskimo in N America
2. the language of these peoples; Inuktitut

Etymology: from Inuktitut inuit the people, pl of inuk a manUSAGE
Eskimo