"Inuit Nunangat" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (inoit nonangat), from ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “Inuit; people”) + ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (nonangat, “their land”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|iu|ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ}} Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (inoit nonangat) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|nolink=1}} Inuit Nunangat
  1. (ethnology) The collective name of the territories of the Inuit in Canada, including the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the federal territory of Nunavut, the Nunavik region in northern Quebec, and the Nunatsiavut region in Labrador. Synonyms: Inuit Nunaat (english: former name), Nunaat (english: former name), Nunangat Related terms: Inuit, Inuit Nunaat, Nunaat, Nunangat Translations (Translations): Inuit Nunangat (French), ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (inoit nonangat) (Inuktitut), Inuit Nunangat (Inuktitut)
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