Nunavut

American  

[noo-nuh-voot, noo-nuh-voot] / ˌnu nəˈvut, ˈnu nəˌvut /

noun

1. a territory in N Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories, extending E from the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay and including most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 808,181 sq. mi. (2,093, 190 sq. km) Iqaluit.

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Nunavut British  

/ ˈnuːnəˌvuːt /

noun

1. a territory of NW Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories as a semi-autonomous region for the Inuit; includes Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island. Capital: Iqaluit. Pop: 29 644 (2004 est). Area: 2 093 190 sq km (808 185 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Only Alberta and the territory of Nunavut saw their populations grow.

From BBC

Each province and territory in Canada saw a fall in temporary residents, excluding Nunavut in the far north where the number rose an estimated 10 people.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's what keeps me going, and it's what makes campaigning across Nunavut so meaningful."

From BBC

Carney was born in the small town of Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories, which lies next to Nunavut.

From BBC

Meanwhile, Canada is continuing to build a deep-water port at Grays Bay, on the north coast of Nunavut, its most northern territory.

From BBC