Nunavut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Pronunciation

/ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/ /ˈnʊnəvʊt/ /ˈnʌnəvət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Nunavut.wav

Word forms

Nunavut

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”), Inuvialuktun nunakput (“our land”), and Alutiiq nunapet (“our land”)

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