Nunavut

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/ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt//ˈnʊnəvʊt//ˈnʌnəvət/

proper noun

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Similar
Nunavut Territory
OriginInuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

    All of the houses in Nunavut must be built on stilts because the permafrost makes it impossible to sink foundations.

    2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 60

    Synonyms: Nunavut Territory

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Similar
Nunavut Territory
Also see
nunavut territory

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᓄᓇ (nona)
  2. Inuktitutᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot)
  3. EnglishNunavut

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”), Inuvialuktun nunakput (“our land”), and Alutiiq nunapet (“our land”)

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Translations

Arabic نُونَافُوت
  • نُونَافُوت (nunafūt)territory in northern Canada
Bengali নুনাভুট
  • নুনাভুট (nunabhuṭ)territory in northern Canada
Bulgarian Ну́навут
  • Ну́навут (Núnavut)territory in northern Canada
Chinese Cantonese 努納武特 /努纳武特, 努納福特 /努纳福特
  • 努納武特 /努纳武特 (nou⁵ naap⁶ mou⁵ dak⁶)territory in northern Canada
  • 努納福特 /努纳福特 (nou⁵ naap⁶ fuk¹ dak⁶)territory in northern Canada
  • 努納伏特 /努纳伏特 (nou⁵ naap⁶ fuk⁶ dak⁶)territory in northern Canada
  • 努勒維特 /努勒维特 (nou⁵ lak⁶ wai⁴ dak⁶)territory in northern Canada
  • 努納伏 /努纳伏 (nou⁵ naap⁶ fuk⁶)territory in northern Canada
  • 努納瓦特 /努纳瓦特 (nou⁵ naap⁶ ngaa⁵ dak⁶)territory in northern Canada
Chinese Mandarin 努納武特 /努纳武特, 努納福特 /努纳福特
  • 努納武特 /努纳武特 (Nǔnàwǔtè)territory in northern Canada
  • 努納福特 /努纳福特 (Nǔnàfútè)territory in northern Canada
Czech Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Esperanto Nunavuto
  • Nunavutoterritory in northern Canada
Finnish Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
French Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
German Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Greek Νούναβουτ
  • Νούναβουτ (Noúnavout)territory in northern Canada
Hebrew נוּנַאווּט
  • נוּנַאווּט (nunavut)territory in northern Canada
Hindi नूनावूत
  • नूनावूत (nūnāvūt)territory in northern Canada
Icelandic Núnavút
  • Núnavútterritory in northern Canada
Italian Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Japanese ヌナブト
  • ヌナブト (Nunabuto)territory in northern Canada
Korean 누나부트
  • 누나부트 (Nunabuteu)territory in northern Canada
Latin Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Latvian Nunavuta
  • Nunavutaterritory in northern Canada
Lithuanian Nunavutas
  • Nunavutasterritory in northern Canada
Norwegian Bokmål Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Polish Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Portuguese Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Russian Ну́навут, Нунаву́т
  • Ну́навут (Núnavut)territory in northern Canada
  • Нунаву́т (Nunavút)territory in northern Canada
Slovak Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Spanish Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Thai นูนาวุต
  • นูนาวุต (nuu-naa-wút)territory in northern Canada
Turkish Nunavut
  • Nunavutterritory in northern Canada
Ukrainian Ну́навут
  • Ну́навут (Núnavut)territory in northern Canada
Urdu نُناوُت
  • نُناوُت (nunavut)territory in northern Canada
Cite this entry
APA

Nunavut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunavut

MLA

“Nunavut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunavut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nunavut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunavut.

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