Iqaluit

Iq·al·u·it
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/ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/

proper noun

The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
  2. Inuktitutᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
  3. EnglishIqaluit

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”).

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Translations

Arabic إِيكَالُوِيت, إِقَالُوِيت
  • إِيكَالُوِيت (ʔīkāluwīt)capital of Nunavut
  • إِقَالُوِيت (ʔiqāluwīt)capital of Nunavut
French Iqaluit, Frobisher Bay
  • Iqaluitcapital of Nunavut
  • Frobisher Baycapital of Nunavut
  • Baie de Frobishercapital of Nunavut
German Iqaluit
  • Iqaluitcapital of Nunavut
Japanese イカルイト
  • イカルイト (Ikaruito)capital of Nunavut
Korean 이칼루이트
  • 이칼루이트 (Ikallu'iteu)capital of Nunavut
Polish Iqaluit
  • Iqaluitcapital of Nunavut
Russian Икалу́ит
  • Икалу́ит (Ikalúit)capital of Nunavut
Ukrainian Ікалу́їт, Фро́бішер-Бей
  • Ікалу́їт (Ikalújit)capital of Nunavut
  • Фро́бішер-Бей (Fróbišer-Bej)capital of Nunavut

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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