English Explanatory Dictionary

Makkovik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/

Word forms

Makkovik

Etymology

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.

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