Ungava

American  

[uhng-gey-vuh, -gah-] / ʌŋˈgeɪ və, -ˈgɑ- /

noun

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

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Ungava British  

/ -ˈɡɑː-, ʊŋˈɡeɪvə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Geese migrating to and from the Ungava Peninsula in far northern Quebec like to winter over in the Latanés’ grain fields.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2019

Ungava Bay, on Quebec’s north coast, has a similarly high tidal range.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Ungava has more than dollar importance: if war came, it might be a chief source for U.S. and Canadian armament.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, as he watched the first boatload of Ungava ore leave for the U.S.,

From Time Magazine Archive

Among other duties he had been sent to establish an outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company at Ungava Bay, one of the most dreary parts of a desolate region.

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