Ungava

[ uhng-gey-vuh, -gah- ]

/ ʌŋˈgeɪ və, -ˈgɑ- /

noun

a region in NE Canada, comprising the larger part of the peninsula of Labrador: incorporated into Quebec province 1912.

Example sentences from the Web for ungava

It will be thus seen that the district of Ungava is a huge amphitheater opening to the north.

Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory |Lucien Turner
Ungava is full of thrilling adventure, based on the author's own experiences as a young fur trader in the Hudson Bay country.

Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year |E.C. Hartwell
The Ungava peninsula, Hudson bay and Arctic together would mean a million square miles for barely a hundred men.

Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador |William Wood
Thick beds of excellent iron ore cover large areas in the interior and along the shores of Hudson and Ungava Bays.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 |Various

One good and crowning characteristic these children of the Ungava wilderness possess—that of honesty.

The Long Labrador Trail |Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for ungava

Ungava

/ (ʊŋˈɡeɪvə, -ˈɡɑː-) /

noun

a sparsely inhabited region of NE Canada, in N Quebec east of Hudson Bay, part of the Labrador peninsula: rich mineral resources. Area: 911 110 sq km (351 780 sq miles)

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