Baffin Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large island of Nunavut, Canada, north of the Canadian mainland.

Word forms

Baffin Island

Etymology

Named after English explorer William Baffin. Its native name is ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (qikiqtaalok, literally “very big island”).

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