Nunavut

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Nunavut

/ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/
/ˈnʊnəvʊt/
/ˈnʌnəvət/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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.
Similar: Nunavut Territory

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name territory in northern Canada

Español	Nunavut
한국어	누나부트 Nunabuteu
日本語	ヌナブト Nunabuto
हिन्दी	नूनावूत nūnāvūt
Português	Nunavut
Français	Nunavut
Deutsch	Nunavut
Italiano	Nunavut
Ελληνικά	Νούναβουτ Noúnavout
Русский	Ну́навут Núnavut, Нунаву́т Nunavút
العربية	نُونَافُوت nunafūt
עברית	נוּנַאווּט nunavut

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@misc{nunavut_2026,
  title = {Nunavut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nunavut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}