Eskimo vs Aboriginal - What's the difference?
eskimo | aboriginal | Synonyms |
A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
Any of the languages of the Eskimo.
A member of any of the Eskimo peoples.
Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
* 1814 , , The Excursion , Longman et al. (publishers), [http://books.google.com/books?id=T18JAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277&dq=aboriginal page 277]:
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
(Aboriginal)
An animal or plant native to a region.
* Charles Darwin
(Aboriginal)
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Aboriginal is a synonym of eskimo.
As proper nouns the difference between eskimo and aboriginal
is that eskimo is a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik while Aboriginal is any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.As nouns the difference between eskimo and aboriginal
is that eskimo is a member of any of the Eskimo peoples while aboriginal is an animal or plant native to a region.As adjectives the difference between eskimo and aboriginal
is that eskimo is of or relating to the Eskimo peoples while aboriginal is first according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.eskimo
English
(wikipedia Eskimo)Alternative forms
* Esquimau, Esquimaux (plural or collective only), EsquimoProper noun
(en proper noun)Usage notes
* (term) has come to be considered offensive, especially in Canada. However, it remains an acceptable term for northern peoples in Alaska—including the Inuit (Inupiat) and the non-Inuit (Yupik)—and the only encompassing term for all of these Arctic peoples. It is also used worldwide by historians and archaeologists. The name declined in use because it was thought to stem from a Cree pejorative meaning “eaters of raw meat” rather than from the Inuit people's name for themselves, but this etymology is now discredited (and in fact, both the Cree and Inuit ate raw meat). * In Canada, (term) has been superseded by (Inuit) for the people, with that term having official status, and (Inuktitut) for the language. The Inuit group of Canada's Western Arctic call themselves (Inuvialuit). Greenland natives also call themselves (Greenlanders) or (Kalaallit), and their language (Greenlandic) or (Kalaallisut). * does not include the related (m) people ((m)).Synonyms
* Inuit (but see )Noun
(en-noun)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* Eskimo curlew * Eskimo dog * Eskimo kiss * Eskimo pie * Eskimo rollReferences
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers.
Synonyms
* (indigenous to a place) native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primevalDerived terms
* aboriginality * aboriginallyNoun
(en noun)- It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.
