Nunavut
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- proper noun
- /ˈnuːnəvʊt/
- But food security experts say the situation is actually much worse, affecting almost half of Nunavut's population.
- Nunavut Territory
- Nunavut, Canada
- communities in Nunavut
Examples
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Guess they have the A/C on full blast in Alert, Nunavut tonight.
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It is the furthest north the Google Maps Street View team has traveled in Canada, and our first visit to Nunavut.
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The territory of Nunavut was born at midnight.
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This is the Nunavut country food store here in Iqaluit.
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And the Inuit say the land claim agreement and the creation of Nunavut will ensure the survival of their culture.
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$12 for a carton of orange juice, this is everyday life in Nunavut.
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They're starting in Cambridge Bay, a tiny village with a population of about 1,500 located in Nunavut.
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It sits just off the coast of the Melville Peninsula in what's called the Nunavut Territory of the Canadian North.
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There is no straightforward list, and I can tell you that in Canada, even though this is the formal line recommended by certain medical associations, the only provinces that immunize infants against Hep B are Nunavut and NWT.
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Inuit traditions are preserved and celebrated throughout Nunavut, a territory in Canada.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nunavut comes from the Inuktitut language and literally means 'our land', from nuna 'land' and -vut 'our'. So the name fits: it is the northern Canadian territory created by and for the Inuit, a place they live in and govern as their 'own land'.