Nunavut.
A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.
Meaning & usage
A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Inuktitut ᓄᓇ (nona) Inuktitut -ᕗᑦ (-fot) Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot) English Nunavut 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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