Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nunavut

/ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: nunavut
IPA: /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Example Sentences

"All of the houses in Nunavut must be built on stilts because the permafrost makes it impossible to sink foundations."

Etymology

Etymology tree Inuktitut ᓄᓇ (nona) Inuktitut -ᕗᑦ (-fot) Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot) English Nunavut From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”), Inuvialuktun nunakput (“our land”), and Alutiiq nunapet (“our land”)

Word Breakdown

Root: nunavut

Derived Forms

NU

Frequently Paired Words

Nunavummiuq Nunavummiut

Synonyms

Nunavut Territory

Questions

How do you pronounce nunavut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/.
What does nunavut mean?: A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.
Where does nunavut come from?: Etymology tree Inuktitut ᓄᓇ (nona) Inuktitut -ᕗᑦ (-fot) Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot) English Nunavut From Inuktitut nunavut (“our land”)/ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (nonafot). Compare Greenlandic nunarput (“our country, Greenland”), Inuvialuktun nunakput (“our land”), and Alutiiq nunapet (“our land”)

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