"Qaanaaq" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Greenlandic, related to qaaneq (“space underneath the sleeping platform”) and originally meaning “hollowed out by wind or ice erosion.” Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kl|-}} Greenlandic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Qaanaaq
  1. A town in northwestern Greenland near the Thule Air Base. Wikipedia link: Qaanaaq
    Sense id: en-Qaanaaq-en-name-QC16V3v2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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