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Iqaluit

Syllables: Iq·al·u·it/ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/

Iqaluit proper noun: the capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

Proper noun

Iqaluit

  1. The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Frobisher Bay

Iqaluit meaning in Arabic

Iqaluit in Arabic

capital of Nunavut
إِيكَالُوِيت ʔīkāluwīt, إِقَالُوِيت ʔiqāluwīt

Synonyms of Iqaluit

Origin of Iqaluit

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

Questions about Iqaluit

What does Iqaluit mean?
Iqaluit means the capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
What is Iqaluit in Arabic?
Iqaluit in Arabic is إِيكَالُوِيت (ʔīkāluwīt), إِقَالُوِيت (ʔiqāluwīt). See Iqaluit meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Iqaluit?
Iqaluit is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iqaluit?
Iqaluit is pronounced /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/.

Words near Iqaluit in the dictionary

  1. ipé
  2. ipê tree
  3. IQ
  4. IQ of room temperature
  5. IQA
  6. Iqaluit
  7. Iqalummiuq
  8. Iqalummiut
  9. Iqalungmiut
  10. iqama
  11. iqamah

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