Ungava

American  

[uhng-gey-vuh, -gah-] / ʌŋˈgeɪ və, -ˈgɑ- /

noun

1. a region in NE Canada, comprising the larger part of the peninsula of Labrador: incorporated into Quebec province 1912.

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Ungava British  

/ -ˈɡɑː-, ʊŋˈɡeɪvə /

noun

1. a sparsely inhabited region of NE Canada, in N Quebec east of Hudson Bay, part of the Labrador peninsula: rich mineral resources. Area: 911 110 sq km (351 780 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Geese migrating to and from the Ungava Peninsula in far northern Quebec like to winter over in the Latanés’ grain fields.

From New York Times

It also ventures to less obvious locales, including Ungava Bay in the Arctic where, at low tide in winter, you can poke around the ice shelf to gather mussels.

From Seattle Times

Ungava, founded in Quebec in 2010, makes a gin infused with botanicals harvested from Canada’s north, and was recently sold to a Toronto-based company for C$12m.

From The Guardian

A marketing video from 2013, titled “Discovering the Inuit”, showed cartoon Inuit characters paddling a First Nations canoe past igloos and polar bears while a man’s voice mimics the style of Inuit throat singers and chants “Ungava”.

From The Guardian

“Ungava is proud of our ties to the Canadian Arctic, and our brand identity is intended to celebrate the individuality of the region.”

From The Guardian