Iqaluit
[ ih-kah-loo-it, ee-kah-loo-eet ]
/ ɪˈkɑ lu ɪt, iˈkɑ luˌit /
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noun
the capital of Nunavut, Canada, in SE Baffin Island.
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Formerly Frobisher Bay.
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How to use Iqaluit in a sentence
The royal couple are currently in Ottawa, and tomorrow will set out for Nunavut, in Iqaluit, which sounds very far north indeed.
British Dictionary definitions for Iqaluit
Iqaluit
/ (ɪˈkælʊɪt) /
noun
a town in N Canada, capital of Nunavut. Pop: 5236 (2001)Former name: Frobisher Bay
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