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Vinony

Iqaluit

proper noun

  1. capital and largest community of Nunavut, Canada, on Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/

name

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

  1. The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.