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

He hurried to New York to catch an airliner home to Germany, while Eaton and the rest of the Krupp party continued the flight to Ungava.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had already formed a partnership with M. A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland and enlisted the help of Hanna's then president, George Humphrey, to promote the Ungava project in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

East Main, a considerable river of Canada, having a westward course to James Bay, the southern extension of Hudson Bay, and forming the boundary between Quebec province and Ungava territory.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various