Gjoa Haven
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Norwegian Gjøahavn. From Gjøa havn (“harbour”). From Gjøa, a sailing sloop used by Roald Amundsen. From Old Norse Gyða, a contraction of Guðfríðr, from guð (“god”) fríðr (“beautiful”). Coined by Roald Amundsen's expedition.
Proper noun
edit- A placename
- A hamlet in King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
- A bay of King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
- An electoral district in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
- A dialect of Inuktitut
Synonyms
edit- (hamlet): Uqsuqtuuq
- (electoral district): Uqsuqtuuq
- (bay): Gjoa Bay, Gjoa Harbour
- (dialect): Gjoa Haven dialect, Utkuhiksalik, Utkuhikhalik, Utkuhikhaliq, Utkuhiksalingmiutitut, Utkuhiksalingmiutut, Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut, Utku
Hypernyms
edit- (hamlet): Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
- (bay): King William Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, North America
- (dialect): Natsilingmiutut, Inuvialuktun, Inuktitut
Translations
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See also
edit- (hamlet): Gjoa Haven, Nunavut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (dialect): Gjoa Haven dialect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia