Ungava

[ uhng-gey-vuh, -gah- ]

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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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.

  • "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.

British Dictionary definitions for Ungava

Ungava

/ (ʊŋˈɡeɪvə, -ˈɡɑː-) /


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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