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

hamlet in Canada

• 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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Arviat

1. Latin spelling of ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat)