"Iqaluit" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Iqaluit.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|iu|ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ||place of fish}} Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Iqaluit
  1. The capital city of Nunavut, Canada. Wikipedia link: Iqaluit Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Nunavut, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Nunavut, Canada Synonyms: Frobisher Bay Translations (capital of Nunavut): Iqaluit (French), Frobisher Bay (French), Baie de Frobisher (French), Iqaluit (German), ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit) (Inuktitut), Iqaluit (Inuktitut), イカルイト (Ikaruito) (Japanese), 이칼루이트 (Ikallu'iteu) (Korean), Ікалу́їт (Ikalújit) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Фро́бішер-Бей (Fróbišer-Bej) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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