Iglulik
/ˈiɡ.lu.lik/noun
A place name in Nunavut, Canada, and the name of the Inuit community there.
Did you know?Iglulik comes from an Inuit root related to iglu, a house or shelter, showing how Arctic place-names often preserve the practical language of survival rather than romanticized geography.
Etymological Timeline
Inuktitut
Inuit
iglu
“house, shelter”
Inuktitut
Inuit
iglulik
“having houses; a place with houses”
19th Century
English
Iglulik
“the name used for the Inuit settlement and region in Arctic Canada”
Modern English
English
Iglulik
“a community and place name in Nunavut”