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Meaning of "igloo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IGLOO

From Inuktitut igdlu house.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF IGLOO

ˈɪɡluː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGLOO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Igloo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IGLOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Igloo

An igloo (Inuit language: iglu, Inuktitut syllabics ᐃᒡᓗ (plural: igluit ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ) or snowhouse is a type of shelter built of snow, originally built by the Inuit. Although igloos are usually associated with all Inuit, they were predominantly constructed by people of Canada's Central Arctic and Greenland's Thule area. Other Inuit people tended to use snow to insulate their houses, which were constructed from whalebone and hides. Snow is used because the air pockets trapped in it make it an insulator. On the outside, temperatures may be as low as −45 °C (−49 °F), but on the inside the temperature may range from −7 °C (19 °F) to 16 °C (61 °F) when warmed by body heat alone.

Definition of igloo in the English dictionary

The definition of igloo in the dictionary is a dome-shaped Inuit house, usually built of blocks of solid snow. Other definition of igloo is a hollow made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGLOO

agloo · aglu · blew · blue · clue · flew · flu · glue · Honolulu · iglu · loo · lou · loup · lulu · reglue · superglue · Tuvalu · twigloo · unglue · Waterloo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGLOO

iglu · IGM · Ignatiev · Ignatius · Ignatius Loyola · igneous · ignes fatui · ignescent · ignimbrite · ignis fatuus · ignitability · ignitable · ignite · igniter · ignitibility · ignitible · ignition · ignition coil · ignition key

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGLOO

aloo · baloo · calaloo · callaloo · gardyloo · halloo · hullaballoo · hullabaloo · lanterloo · mooloo · Portaloo · superloo · Venloo · view halloo · vindaloo

Synonyms and antonyms of igloo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «igloo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGLOO

Find out the translation of igloo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of igloo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «igloo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

冰屋
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

iglú
570 millions of speakers
en

English

igloo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

इग्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القباني
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

иглу
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

igloo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

এস্কিমোসদের গুম্বজাকার কুটির
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

iglou
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Igloo
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Iglu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

イグルー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

이글루
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Igloo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lều tuyết
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குடில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इग्लू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Eskimo kulübesi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

iglù
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

igloo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

голку
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

igloo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

igloo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

iglo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

igloo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

igloo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of igloo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGLOO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of igloo
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about igloo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGLOO»

Discover the use of igloo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to igloo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Igloo
Discusses the different parts of an igloo and how they are constructed.
Dana Meachen Rau, 2006
2
The Igloo
Describes the ingenuity of the Inuit in adapting to their climate, offering insights into their winter and summer home building, food storage techniques, and methods of keeping warm in the cold.
Charlotte Yue, 1988
3
The Haunted Igloo
For someone afraid of the dark, living in the Arctic is a severe test of courage. Young Jean-Paul Ardoin struggles to hide his fear and adapt to life in the Northwest Territories in the 1930s.
Bonnie Turner, 2006
4
Building an Igloo
An illustrated introduction to the centuries-long practice by people in the Arctic of building igloos for shelter from carefully constructed ice blocks.
‎1999
5
Build Your Own Fort, Igloo, and Other Hangouts
"Provides children with instructions and tips on how to build structures for a variety of hangouts"--
Tammy Enz, 2011
6
Igloo Among Palms
Stories set on the California-Mexico border, a region of human drama and cultural contretemps. The protagonists include workers going north to better themselves and gringos moving south in search of variety.
Rod Moore, 1994
7
How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters
Whether you’re a veteran backcountry skier or a backyard builder, this is one book you won’t want to be without.
Norbert E. Yankielun, 2007
8
Igloo
This is the biography of a dog, companion to Richard E. Byrd.
Jane Brevoort Walden, 1931
9
Look Inside an Igloo
The Inuit built warm homes out of snow blocks. Look inside an igloo to learn more about Inuit life.
Mari C. Schuh, 2009
10
Confessions of an igloo dweller
In the one hundred short chapters that make up this book, James Houston tells about his fascinating and often hilarious adventures in a very different culture.
James Houston, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGLOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term igloo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chillax, we made our own igloo | Harlow Star
Children at a Harlow nursery have been chilling out during the recent hot spell in an igloo created from hundreds of plastic milk bottles. The tots ... «Harlow Star, Jul 15»
2
'Snowball day' declared from Oberon to the Blue Mountains
In Wentworth Falls, the Glassford siblings, Curtis, 11, Sage, 8, and Mischa, 5, made their own ice bricks and began building an igloo. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Barbara Bernard: Too hot for you? Think back to the Winter of 2015 …
... window in my office so that when I looked out I couldn't see my neighbor's house and I had a claustrophobic sensation of being in an igloo. «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Summer camps/workshops - Hanford Sentinel
Staff will provide an Igloo of cold water will be onsite for refills. Campers should wear tennis shoes and comfortable play clothes. Regular Camp. «Hanford Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Renowned journalist and author to be in Steamboat Springs for book
You discover that we now live our lives from one air-conditioned igloo to another in these ludicrously overbuilt houses. But you just learn living ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»
6
I got gripped by cabin fever as an expat on holiday in the UK
In my mental memory box of eccentric childhood holidays abroad is the recurring image of a stifling and flaccid igloo tent that used to collapse ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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6 fantastic food trucks in Asbury Park - Asbury Park Press
Igloo Italian Ice & Ice Cream. There is more to this ice cream truck then Strawberry Shortcakes and Choco Tacos (in fact, you won't find either of ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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3 reasons not to expect a 'mini ice age' in 2030 | MNN - Mother …
You can probably keep your igloo-building skills on ice for a while longer. Despite a recent flurry of news reports suggesting Earth is just 15 ... «Mother Nature Network, Jul 15»
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Crossword solutions: Wednesday, July 15
Across: 1 Butter, 7 Knowles, (Buttonholes) 8 Flippant, 9 Minor, 10 Igloo, 11 Twin, 13 Engulf, 16 Mixed, 18 Danger, 21 Inks, 23 Eerie, 24 Quilt, ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
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The Igloo: A Retrospective on Pittsburgh's Civic Arena
But to legions of Pittsburghers, that location will always be the home of the Civic Arena, aka Mellon Arena, aka The Igloo, aka The House That ... «The Hockey Writers, Jul 15»
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