kabloona

[kab-loo-nuh]

noun

Canadian chiefly Arctic.

1. a white man; a European.

Kabloona

/ kəˈbluːnə /

noun

1. (in Canada) a person who is not of Inuit ancestry, esp a White person

Word History and Origins

Origin of kabloona¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of kabloona¹

from Inuktitut

Example Sentences

"Nunavut is at least three times the size of France. If it was its own country, it would be the 13th largest behind Greenland," Kathy Kettler, the campaign manager for local Liberal candidate Kilikvak Kabloona, told the BBC.

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Ms Kettler said one of the biggest expenses was translating campaign signs and hiring an interpreter for Kabloona, the candidate.

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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.

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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.

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"Two days later, she got up and carried on walking," Ms Kabloona said.

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