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单词 nunavut
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Nunavut

[ noo-nuh-voot, noo-nuh-voot ]
/ ˌnu nəˈvut, ˈnu nəˌvut /

noun

a territory in N Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories, extending E from the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay and including most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 808,181 sq. mi. (2,093, 190 sq. km) Capital: Iqaluit.

Words nearby Nunavut

numpty, numskull, nun, nunatak, nunation, Nunavut, nun buoy, nunc, Nunc Dimittis, nunchaku, nunciature
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Example sentences from the Web for Nunavut

  • The royal couple are currently in Ottawa, and tomorrow will set out for Nunavut, in Iqaluit, which sounds very far north indeed.

    Prince Edward's Lonely Trip To Canada|Tom Sykes|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

  • The area covered by the map is in southern Nunavut, in the region now written Kivalliq.

    The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis Harper

British Dictionary definitions for Nunavut

Nunavut
/ (ˈnuːnəˌvuːt) /

noun

a territory of NW Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories as a semi-autonomous region for the Inuit; includes Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island. Capital: Iqaluit. Pop: 29 644 (2004 est). Area: 2 093 190 sq km (808 185 sq miles)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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