Ungava

[ uhng-gey-vuh, -gah- ]

/ ʌŋˈgeɪ və, -ˈgɑ- /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Ungava

unfurnished, unfussy, ung., ungainly, Ungaretti, Ungava, Ungava Bay, Ungava Peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt

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How to use Ungava in a sentence

Bivouacking in this manner was more or less of an ordinary circumstance in Ungava Bob's life.
The Gaunt Gray Wolf|Dillon Wallace
Into empty Ungava and almost equally empty Labrador the hardier ones pushed, armed like their forebears with only ax and shotgun.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
"But th' Lard took me safe t' Ungava, an' He must be watchin' me," he exclaimed after further thought.
Ungava Bob|Dillon Wallace
The shower of rock is somewhat reminiscent of Ungava's meteor spray or splintered debris forced down a soldier's foxhole.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown

The soil of Ungava consists principally of decayed lichens, which form a substance resembling the peat moss of the Scottish moors.
Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory|John M'lean

British Dictionary definitions for Ungava

Ungava

/ (ʊŋˈɡeɪvə, -ˈɡɑː-) /

noun

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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