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inukshuks

inukshuks is the plural of inukshuk.

Meaning of inukshuk

Noun

inukshuk (plural inukshuks or inukshuit or inuksuit)

  1. A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.
    • The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.2004, Pamela R Stern, Historical Dictionary of the Inuit, page 74

Synonyms of inukshuks

Questions about inukshuks

What is inukshuks the plural of?
Inukshuks is the plural of inukshuk.

Words near inukshuks in the dictionary

  1. Inukai
  2. Inukais
  3. Inuks
  4. inukshuit
  5. inukshuk
  6. inukshuks
  7. inuksuit
  8. inuksuk
  9. inuksuks
  10. Inuktitut
  11. Inuktun

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