Arviat

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).

Proper noun

Arviat

1. A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada

Synonyms

former names

• Eskimo Point
• Ittaliurvik
• Tikirajualaaq

 

Translations

Translations

• French: Arviat
• Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat), Arviat

Anagrams

• Tavira, Travia, Vatira

French

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.vi.at/

Proper noun

Arviat ?

1. Arviat: A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada

Inuktitut

Proper noun

Arviat

1. Latin spelling of ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat)