Labrador-Ungava Peninsula

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A large peninsula in eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea

noun

: península de Labrador-Ungava

The vast Labrador-Ungava Peninsula is known for its forests, tundra, and numerous lakes.

Examples

Researchers are studying the climate of the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula to understand environmental changes in the region.
Many indigenous communities have lived on the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula for thousands of years.
The Labrador-Ungava Peninsula is known for its stunning landscapes.
Have you ever visited the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula?
Many indigenous communities have lived on the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula for thousands of years.
Researchers are studying the climate of the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula to understand environmental changes in the region.
The vast Labrador-Ungava Peninsula is known for its forests, tundra, and numerous lakes.

Synonyms

Labrador Peninsula

vsLabrador-Ungava Peninsula

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A large area of land in eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea

is the same region but named with a longer hyphenated form

Surface Forms

Labrador-Ungava Peninsula singular

Morphology

Labrador-Ungava + peninsula

This is a compositional toponym: 'peninsula' supplies the geographic category and 'Labrador-Ungava' specifies the location, so a learner who knows the constituent place-name elements and the word 'peninsula' can infer it refers to a peninsula in that region. Place-name + geographic-term constructions are cross-linguistically common and therefore readily interpretable by learners, even if the specific local name is unfamiliar.

Etymology

Labrador-Ungava Peninsula gets its name from two older place names: Labrador, which may come from a Portuguese explorer called João Fernandes Lavrador whose name meant 'farmer', and Ungava, from an Inuit word for 'great bay'. So the name helps you remember that this is a large piece of land by a great bay in eastern Canada.