Makkovik

Mak·ko·vik
M3A1K5K5O1V4I1K5
/ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/

proper noun

A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

OriginEastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Origin

  1. Eastern Canadian InuktitutMaggovik
  2. EnglishMakkovik

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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