Etymology

Utqiagvik

Ut·qi·ag·vik
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Today it means: A city, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. Former name: Barrow. Full definition →

Inupiaq Utqiaġvik
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The story

  1. Inupiaq · borrowed fromUtqiaġvik“place for gathering wild roots”
  2. English todayUtqiagvik

From Inupiaq Utqiaġvik (“place for gathering wild roots”).

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