Iqaluit

//ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”).

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