kabloona
noun
a white man; a European.
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kabloona
American
[kab-loo-nuh]
/ kæbˈlu nə /
noun
Canadian chiefly Arctic.
Kabloona
British
/ kəˈbluːnə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of kabloona
1765–75; < Inuit qablunaaq, probably derivative of qava the South; association with qablu “eyebrow” has given rise to the spurious translation “person with big eyebrows”
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Ms Kettler said one of the biggest expenses was translating campaign signs and hiring an interpreter for Kabloona, the candidate.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
But Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, who is Inuit and based in Ottawa, said this was because crossing the terrain is considered "a normal way of life" for them.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
Ms Kabloona said the matter had affected the community because many people who lived traditional nomadic lifestyles had now passed away - raising concerns that cultural practices will gradually be lost to time.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
"Two days later, she got up and carried on walking," Ms Kabloona said.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
I had to-day some conversation with a woman named Appokiuk, whom Iligliuk had mentioned as having seen Kabloona people before us.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 by Parry, William Edward, Sir
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