Tuktoyaktuk

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Tuktoyaktuk

/ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/ Canada

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An anglicised form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

proper noun

A hamlet in the Northwest Territories. The pack ice east of Tuktoyaktuk was so bad that we made only about 60 miles north along the coast before we finally gave up and sailed back to Tuk.
Similar: Tuk
Canada, figuratively Any proverbially distant or remote place.
Similar: Timbuktu, Woop Woop

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name distant place

Español	Conchinchina
हिन्दी	टिम्बकटू ṭimbakṭū, टिंबकटू ṭimbakṭū
Português	Cochinchina
Français	Tombouctou, Pétaouchnock, Houte-Si-Plou
Deutsch	Buxtehude
Italiano	Canicatti
Русский	тьмутарака́нь tʹmutarakánʹ
العربية	طَفْرَاوَى ṭafrāwā

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@misc{tuktoyaktuk_2026,
  title = {Tuktoyaktuk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuktoyaktuk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}