Nunavut

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English[edit]

Nunavut is the Canadian territory that lies east of the Northwest Territories and north of Manitoba. Much of it is north of Ontario and Quebec too.
Nunavut's location in Canada
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Etymology[edit]

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nunavut

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • NU (abbreviation)

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

territory in northern Canada

See also[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Proper noun[edit]

Nunavut

  1. Nunavut (territory in northeast Canada)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Nunavut (type risti)
singular plural
nominative Nunavut –
genitive Nunavutin –
partitive Nunavutia –
accusative Nunavut
Nunavutin		 –
inessive Nunavutissa –
elative Nunavutista –
illative Nunavutiin –
adessive Nunavutilla –
ablative Nunavutilta –
allative Nunavutille –
essive Nunavutina –
translative Nunavutiksi –
instructive – –
abessive Nunavutitta –
comitative – –

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /nu.na.vut/
  • Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun[edit]

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut

Inuktitut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nunavut

Proper noun[edit]

Nunavut (Canadian syllabics spelling ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Related terms[edit]

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