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Tuktoyaktuk

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Canada/ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/

Tuktoyaktuk proper noun: a hamlet in the Northwest Territories.

Proper noun

Tuktoyaktuk

  1. A hamlet in the Northwest Territories.
    • The pack ice east of Tuktoyaktuk was so bad that we made only about 60 miles north along the coast before we finally gave up and sailed back to Tuk.1990 August, John Bockstoce, “Changing Images of the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 20
    Synonyms:
    Tuk
  2. (Canada, figuratively) Any proverbially distant or remote place.
    Synonyms:
    Timbuktu, Woop Woop

Tuktoyaktuk meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Tuktoyaktuk in Hindi

distant place
टिम्बकटू ṭimbakṭū, टिंबकटू ṭimbakṭū

Tuktoyaktuk in Arabic

distant place
طَفْرَاوَى ṭafrāwā

Synonyms of Tuktoyaktuk

Origin of Tuktoyaktuk

An anglicised form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

Words formed from Tuktoyaktuk

Questions about Tuktoyaktuk

What does Tuktoyaktuk mean?
Tuktoyaktuk means a hamlet in the Northwest Territories.
What is Tuktoyaktuk in Hindi?
Tuktoyaktuk in Hindi is टिम्बकटू (ṭimbakṭū), टिंबकटू (ṭimbakṭū). See Tuktoyaktuk meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tuktoyaktuk?
Tuktoyaktuk is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tuktoyaktuk?
Tuktoyaktuk is pronounced /ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/ (Canada).

Words near Tuktoyaktuk in the dictionary

  1. Tukhars
  2. tukkhum
  3. tukkhums
  4. Tuklas
  5. tuktoo
  6. Tuktoyaktuk
  7. tuktuk
  8. tuktuks
  9. Tuku
  10. Tukudeka
  11. tukul

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