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Meaning of "nanook" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NANOOK

From Inuktitut nanug.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF NANOOK

ˈnænuːk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NANOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nanook 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 NANOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nanook

In Inuit mythology, Nanook was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters deserved success in finding and hunting bears and punished violations of taboos. The word was popularized by Nanook of the North, the first feature-length documentary. The Inuit believed that Nanuk, the Polar Bear, was powerful and mighty and that he was "almost man," and the Inuit hunters would worship this great bear because they believed that he decided if the Hunters would be successful or not that day. “In the past, the Inuit ate polar bear meat and used the fur to make warm trousers for men and kamiks for women”. Respect was given to Nanuk by the hunter hanging the bear’s hide in a special section of his igloo, where it would stay for several days. They would also offer the bear’s spirit weapons and other hunting tools if it was a male, and needle cases, scrapers and knives if it was female. “Native people believed that polar bears allowed themselves to be killed in order to obtain the souls of the tools, which they would take with them into the hereafter.

Definition of nanook in the English dictionary

The definition of nanook in the dictionary is the polar bear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NANOOK

bouk · caoutchouc · chinook · duke · ewk · fluke · juke · kook · Luke · mook · nuke · Nuuk · puke · rebuke · snook · souk · spook · suq · uke · zouk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NANOOK

nanobe · nanobee · nanodot · nanogram · nanogramme · nanograss · nanomaterial · nanometer · nanometre · nanoparticle · nanophysics · nanoplankton · nanopublishing · nanoscale · nanosecond · nanotech · nanotechnology · nanotesla · nanotube · nanowatt

WORDS THAT END LIKE NANOOK

an open book · book · cock a snook · cook · Facebook · handbook · hook · in my book · inglenook · look · nook · notebook · on the hook · outlook · schnook · shnook · the book · the New Look · took · wet chinook

Synonyms and antonyms of nanook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nanook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NANOOK

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

纳努克
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

nanook
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nanook
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

nanook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نانوك
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Нанук
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

nanook
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

nanook
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

nanook
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nanook
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nanook
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ナヌーク
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

nanook
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nanook
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nanook
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

nanook
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ननुक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Nanook
70 millions of speakers
it

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Nanook
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Nanook
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нанук
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Nanook
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νανούκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nanook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nanook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nanook
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NANOOK»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NANOOK»

Discover the use of nanook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nanook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Third Eye: Race, Cinema, and Ethnographic Spectacle
4 TAXIDERMY AND ROMANTIC ETHNOGRAPHY Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North Nanook of the North ( 1 922), a film which focuses on the daily activities of a family of Itivimuit, a group of Quebec Inuit, is considered by many to be one ...
Fatimah Tobing Rony, 1996
2
Documentary Film Classics
The widely distributed video cassette of Nanook of the North prefaces the film with a title that states, accurately enough, that the film "is generally regarded as the work from which all subsequent efforts to bring real life to the screen have ...
William Rothman, 1997
3
Nanook of the North
Pictures and captions taken from a silent film of the 1920's about an Eskimo and his life in northern Canada
Robert Joseph Flaherty, 1971
4
Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary ...
Yet there is no reason to doubt his sincerity when he expresses appreciation for his subjects' human qualities, or declares that he could not have made Nanook without their active participation. That Flaherty appreciates his subjects does not  ...
Barry Keith Grant, Jeannette Sloniowski, 1998
5
My Eskimo friends, "Nanook of the north,"
Author's expeditions to Belcher Islands and Ungava, northern Canada, 1910-13.
Robert Joseph Flaherty, Frances Hubbard Flaherty, 1924
6
Beast Quest 5: Nanook the Snow Monster
The magical Beasts of Avantia are under the power of an evil wizard.
Adam Blade, 2012
7
Engaging Film: Geographies of Mobility and Identity
This film, Nanook Revisited, does many things that Flaherty's could not; for instance, there are significant additions of sound and color. The filmmakers also replay and mirror Flaherty's film in many scenes; they employ realism and aesthetically ...
Tim Cresswell, Deborah Dixon, 2002
8
Going Native: Indians in the American Cultural Imagination
The text even concludes with a scene of death — this time, significantly, that of the film's principle figure, Nanook. The last lines read: "Less than two years later [ after Flaherty's return home], I received word by the once- a-year mail that comes  ...
Shari Michelle Huhndorf, 2001
9
Nanook: The Snow Monster
Fantasy.
Adam Blade, 2007
10
The Material Ghost: Films and Their Medium
Bread, like The Man with a Movie Camera, Nanook of the North defines itself as the kind of documentary it is by declaring itself a fiction. It's apparent on the screen that Nanook, the real Eskimo whom we see in his environment, hunting or  ...
Gilberto Perez, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NANOOK»

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1
Culture on tour
Joan Webley, co-founder of Nanook, is manager of the party, which is scheduled to show its products at 15 locations in Germany, France and ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
2
Here's how to make your own dog pup-sicles
So why not make your own doggie pup-sicles? I've been making these frozen treats for Nanook for years. They are super easy, and you can ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»
3
Ross MacDougall, Grace Weller win Run for the Refuge
Former Nanook Ross MacDougall won the men's 10-kilometer race in 36 minutes, 21.64 seconds, while sophomore Grace Weller took home ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jul 15»
4
Harper in Nunavut? Maybe not this year
This is the time of year when Harper is usually gearing up to head north, on trips often tied to military exercises like Operation Nanook, ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
5
Barrow, a town divided over Shell's drilling
Diana — who generally avoids politics — had to be persuaded not to put up a “Shell go home” banner in her front yard on Nanook Street this ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
6
Traveling the World: A Retrospective of the Photography of Bruce …
... and spent a year interviewing and photographing those in the U.S. and abroad who knew Robert Flaherty who directed Nanook of the North, ... «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
7
Florence Hayes
... 12 great-grandchildren; and nieces, Ruth Fish, Iona Harrington and Donna Geroux; as well as her beloved dogs, Trish and Nanook. «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
8
The Salt of the Earth
... of 6,000 reindeer, not only toward the Arctic Circle but also into the ethnographic territory of Robert J Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922). «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
9
Canadian Rangers presented with new C-19 rifle prototype
... the delivery and testing of 125 test and evaluation rifles by the Canadian Rangers during the military exercise, dubbed Operation Nanook. «Army Technology, Jul 15»
10
Rutherglen dog walkers on alert after poison planted in Overtoun Park
Last week Stuart Williams was walking his two dogs Dylan and Nanook in the park on the dog walking trail close to the BMX track. Nanook was ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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