Added 8 October 2026 nunavut noun Categories: PlacesRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about nunavut at Wordnik → Where our words come from → An Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago. Nunavut is the homeland of the Inuit people Related Words: iqaluitbrunswickinuitinuktitutnorthwestyukonsaskatchewanontarioscotianwtquebecnsa Back to today's word