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PRONUNCIATION OF IQALUIT

Iqaluit  [ɪˈkælʊɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IQALUIT

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conjunction
determiner
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Iqaluit 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 IQALUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Iqaluit

Iqaluit

Iqaluit is the largest city and territorial capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Until 1987, it was called Frobisher Bay, a name that is still used for the bay. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay. As of the 2011 census the population was 6,699, an increase of 8.3 percent from the 2006 census; it has the lowest population of any capital city in Canada. Inhabitants of Iqaluit are called Iqalummiut.

Definition of Iqaluit in the English dictionary

The definition of Iqaluit in the dictionary is a town in N Canada, capital of Nunavut. Pop: 5236 Former name: Frobisher Bay.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IQALUIT


bejesuit
bɪˈdʒezjʊɪt
bicornuate
baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt
epizoite
ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɪt
graduate
ˈɡrædjʊɪt
indeciduate
ˌɪndɪˈsɪdjʊɪt
Jesuit
ˈdʒɛzjʊɪt
Jowett
ˈdʒaʊɪt
mythopoet
ˌmɪθəʊˈpəʊɪt
poet
ˈpəʊɪt
postgraduate
pəʊstˈɡrædjʊɪt
sinuate
ˈsɪnjʊɪt
undergraduate
ˌʌndəˈɡrædjʊɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IQALUIT

Ipsambul
ipse dixit
ipselateral
ipsilateral
ipsilaterally
ipsissima verba
ipso facto
ipso jure
Ipsus
Ipswich
iq
Iqbal
Iquique
Iquitos
ir
Ir.
IRA

WORDS THAT END LIKE IQALUIT

biscuit
bodysuit
bruit
circuit
closed circuit
conduit
cuit
duit
exclusive OR circuit
fruit
grapefruit
jumpsuit
lawsuit
pursuit
quit
recruit
sluit
suit
swimsuit
the circuit

Synonyms and antonyms of Iqaluit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Iqaluit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IQALUIT

Find out the translation of Iqaluit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Iqaluit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Iqaluit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伊魁特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Iqaluit
570 millions of speakers

English

Iqaluit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इकालुइत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إيكالويت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Икалуит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Iqaluit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইকালুইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Iqaluit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Iqaluit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Iqaluit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イカルイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 칼루이 트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iqaluit
85 millions of speakers
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Iqaluit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இகாலுயிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इकालुइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iqaluit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Iqaluit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Iqaluit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ікалуїт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Iqaluit
30 millions of speakers
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Iqaluit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Iqaluit
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Iqaluit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Iqaluit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Iqaluit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IQALUIT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IQALUIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Iqaluit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IQALUIT»

Discover the use of Iqaluit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Iqaluit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Canada
nunavut itineraries one week After arriving in Iqaluit (below), revel in contemporary Inuit art at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum (opposite), the Legislative Assembly (opposite) and galleries (p837 ). By now parched and famished, join half ...
Karla Zimmerman, 2010
2
The Encyclopedia of Global Warming Science and Technology
Pitseolak Alainga, another Iqaluit-based hunter, said that climate change compels caution. One must never hunt alone, he said (Nattaq had been hunting by himself). Before venturing onto ice in fall or spring hunters should test its stability with ...
Bruce E. Johansen, 2009
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International Handbook of Research on Indigenous ...
Léo-Paul Dana, Teresa E. Dana and Robert B. Anderson Introduction This chapter will present the findings of an exploratory study suggesting that service firms in Iqaluit are often launched by former employees of larger firms who become ...
L. -P. Dana, 2007
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A Place Called Nunavut: Multiple Identities for a New Region
A popular statement heard in Nunavut is that “Iqaluit is not Nunavut”: apparently the 'big city' of Iqaluit (see Table 9) is everything Nunavut is not, or does not want to be.“ Still, Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut, and as such it plays an important ...
Karin Irma Margot van Dam, Kim van Dam, 2008
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Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
A Theory-based Empirical Study of Entrepreneurship in Iqaluit, Nunavut Leo Paul Dana, University of Canterbury Teresa E. Dana, Christchurch College of Education Robert B. Anderson, University of Regina ABSTRACT. Findings of this  ...
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Nunavut: A Health System Profile
2oo9j. Overview of the Department of Health and Social Services' Involvement in Suicide Prevention. Iqaluit: Department of Health and Social Services. — 2009k. Interim Evaluation of the Nunavut Nursing Recruitment and Retention Strategy, ...
Gregory P. Marchildon, Renée Torgerson, 2013
7
The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of ...
Statement of the Regular Members on the Midterm Leadership Review. 15–17 November. Iqaluit: Legislative Assembly. Nunavut Consulting and Ekho Inuit Originals. 1999. Report on the Social Impact Study of the Decentralization in Nunavut.
Natalia Loukacheva, 2007
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Nunavut: Inuit Regain Control of Their Lands and Their Lives
Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission (1997 June 30) Report of the Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission. Iqaluit NU. 34 pp. Nunavut Implementation Commission (1994 June 23) "Discussion paper concerning the development of ...
Jens Dahl, Jack Hicks, Peter Jull, 2000
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Disentangling Migration and Climate Change: Methodologies, ...
3.9 Population profile, Iqaluit Over the last thirty years, annual temperatures in the Iqaluit area have been increasing by 1.3 "C per decade (Ford and Pearce m). This has been accompanied by a corresponding decline in sea ice cover, less ...
Thomas Faist, Jeanette Schade, 2013
10
Best Practices in Marketing and their Impact on Quality of Life
Iqaluit (formerly known as Frobisher Bay) is the capital city of Nunavut. The geographic area that comprised Nunavut was formerly part of the Northwest Territories, but Nunavut became a separate territory in 1998 (Billson 2001). The land is ...
Helena Alves, José Luis Vázquez, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IQALUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Iqaluit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Polar bear wanders into Iqaluit, sparks social media frenzy - North …
Iqaluit Twitter user Craig Welsh put it best: I suspect work productivity in Iqaluit is reaching new lows this afternoon... — Craig Welsh ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Iqaluit grocery shelves left bare as ice and fog hinder food shipments
A rare lingering fog and thick ice have caused majors delays in food shipments to Iqaluit, where store shelves that were bare for nearly a week ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
In Iqaluit, another polar bear spotted, this time in town - North - CBC …
The polar bear pictured in the bottom of this photo was wandering in residential and business areas of Iqaluit today. (Photo courtesy of Adam ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Iqaluit microbreweries one step closer to opening taps
In a close vote, Iqaluit city council has given the go-ahead to two proposed microbreweries. The green light from council clears the way for the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Striking Qulliq Energy workers hit picket line in downtown Iqaluit
Qulliq Energy Corporation employees, who provide mechanical, electrical and line maintenance for power facilities in Nunavut, hit the picket ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
6
Former Iqaluit cemetery site set to become a park this fall
The former Iqaluit cemetery site along the Road to Nowhere, in an file photo from the summer of 2010. The city abandoned work on the site that ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
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Iqaluit council passes new code of conduct
The three council members who got into a spat over Iqaluit City Council's code of conduct, Mayor Mary Wilman, Coun. Kenny Bell and Coun. «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
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Another polar bear sighted in Iqaluit
The Nunavut government says a polar bear was seen wandering residential and business areas of Iqaluit today. Conservation officers report ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Two local brewing companies get thumbs up from Iqaluit council
Iqaluit Deputy Mayor Romeyn Stevenson broke two ties and voted in favour of two applications for breweries in Iqaluit at a city council meeting ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
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Advancing Iqaluit polar bear fatally shot by wildlife officer
An Iqaluit wildlife officer fatally shot an advancing polar bear near Iqaluit's old cemetery and breakwater early Tuesday morning, after the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Iqaluit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/iqaluit>. May 2024 ».
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