Qallunaat

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noun

Europeans, people who are not Inuit, considered as a group.

OriginInuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ →
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Meanings

nounQallunaat pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyEuropeans, people who are not Inuit, considered as a group.

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ
  2. EnglishQallunaat

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ (qallonaat), "outstanding eyebrows"

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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