Arviat

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proper noun

A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada.

Similar
Eskimo PointIttaliurvikTikirajualaaq
OriginInuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada.

    Synonyms: Eskimo Point, Ittaliurvik, Tikirajualaaq

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada.

Similar
Eskimo PointIttaliurvikTikirajualaaq

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ
  2. EnglishArviat

From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).

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Translations

French Arviat
  • Arviathamlet in Canada

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TaviraVirataTavriaViraatVatiraTarviaTravia
Cite this entry
APA

Arviat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arviat

MLA

“Arviat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arviat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arviat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arviat.

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