English Explanatory Dictionary

Gjoa Haven

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename
  2. A hamlet in King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.
  3. A bay of King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.
  4. An electoral district in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.
  5. A dialect of Inuktitut

Word forms

Gjoa Haven Gjøa Haven Gjöa Haven Gjoahaven Gjøahaven Gjöahaven Gjoahavn Gjøahavn Gjöahavn

Etymology

From Norwegian Gjøahavn. From Gjøa+havn (“harbour”). From Gjøa, a sailing sloop used by Roald Amundsen. From Old Norse Gyða, a contraction of Guðfríðr, from guð (“god”)+fríðr (“beautiful”). Coined by Roald Amundsen's expedition.

Synonyms

Uqsuqtuuq Gjoa Bay Gjoa Harbour Gjoa Haven dialect Utkuhiksalik Utkuhikhalik Utkuhikhaliq Utkuhiksalingmiutitut Utkuhiksalingmiutut Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut Utku
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