Tuktoyaktuk

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/

Proper noun

Tuktoyaktuk

  1. A hamlet in the Northwest Territories.
  2. (Canada, figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.
    Synonyms: Timbuktu, Woop Woop

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