Gjoa Haven
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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See also edit
- (hamlet): Gjoa Haven, Nunavut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (dialect): Gjoa Haven dialect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia