Nunavut

See also: nunavut

English

Nunavut is the Canadian territory that lies east of the Northwest Territories and north of Manitoba. Much of it is north of Ontario and Quebec too.
Nunavut's location in Canada

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/, /ˈnʌnəvət/

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Synonyms

  • Nunavut Territory

Derived terms

  • NU (abbreviation)

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Nunavut

Finnish

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Proper noun

Nunavut

  1. Nunavut (territory in northeast Canada)

Declension

Inflection of Nunavut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Nunavut —
genitive Nunavutin —
partitive Nunavutia —
illative Nunavutiin —
singular plural
nominative Nunavut —
accusative nom. Nunavut —
gen. Nunavutin
genitive Nunavutin —
partitive Nunavutia —
inessive Nunavutissa —
elative Nunavutista —
illative Nunavutiin —
adessive Nunavutilla —
ablative Nunavutilta —
allative Nunavutille —
essive Nunavutina —
translative Nunavutiksi —
instructive — —
abessive Nunavutitta —
comitative — —

French

Etymology

From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.na.vut/
  • Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut

Inuktitut

Etymology

From nunavut.

Proper noun

Nunavut (syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ)

  1. Territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nunavut, from Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”).

Proper noun

Nunavut m

  1. Nunavut (a territory of Canada)
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