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Nunavut’s capital city is named Iqaluit, an Inuktitut word meaning “place of many fish.” (Iqaluit was formerly known as Frobisher Bay.)
A native or resident of Iqaluit is called an Iqalummiuq (plural: Iqalummiut). The demonym Iqalummiuq is often replaced by native, resident or inhabitant of Iqaluit, or some similar phrase.
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