Igiugig

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proper noun

A census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.

OriginYup'ik Igyaraq →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.

    Alaska DOT crews returned to Igiugig on Tuesday to repair the lights, which are now back in service, Dapcevich said.

    2020 September 1, Christina Zdanowicz, “When the runway lights failed, Alaska residents used their car headlights to land a medevac plane”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2020

Origin

  1. Yup'ikIgyaraq
  2. EnglishIgiugig

Borrowed from Yup'ik Igyaraq.

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APA

Igiugig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igiugig

MLA

“Igiugig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igiugig. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Igiugig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igiugig.

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