Okak

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/ˈoʊ.kɑk/

proper noun

A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

OriginEastern Canadian Inuktitut oĸaĸ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.First known use 1776

Origin

  1. Eastern Canadian Inuktitutoĸaĸ“tongue”
  2. EnglishOkak

Derived from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut oĸaĸ (“tongue”). The settlement was named after Okak Bay, which is shaped roughly like a tongue.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kakokoka
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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