Ungava

[uhng-gey-vuh, -gah-]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of ungava

The intonation of the Ungava Eskimos, particularly the women, is like a plaint.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
The Ungava Indians never go to the open bay in their canoes.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
In winter it is practically impossible to buy a dog in Ungava.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
The komatiks in the Ungava district vary from ten to eighteen feet in length.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
Some of the tea which Ungava Bob had given the Indians still remained.
The Gaunt Gray Wolf
Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for ungava

Ungava

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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