Qaqortoq

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/ˈkɑː.kɔːr.tɒk/

proper noun

A city in Kujalleq, Greenland.

OriginDanish Qaqortoq ← Greenlandic Qaqortoq →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Kujalleq, Greenland.

Origin

  1. Greenlandicqaqortoq“white”
  2. GreenlandicQaqortoq
  3. DanishQaqortoq
  4. EnglishQaqortoq

Borrowed from Danish Qaqortoq, from Greenlandic Qaqortoq, a capitalization of Greenlandic qaqortoq (“white”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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