Makkovik
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.
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Proper noun[edit]
Makkovik
- A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- English terms borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut
- English terms derived from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut
- English 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ækəʊvɪk
- Rhymes:English/ækəʊvɪk/3 syllables
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