Tuktoyaktuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in the Northwest Territories.
  2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Pronunciation

/ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/

Word forms

Tuktoyaktuk

Etymology

Anglicized form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

Synonyms

Translations

Inuvialuktun: Tuktuyaaqtuuq
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