Nunavut Syllabification: (Nu·na·vut)Pronunciation: /no͞oˈnäˌvo͞ot, ˈno͞onə-, ˌvo͝ot/Definition of Nunavut a territory in northern Canada that includes the eastern part of the original Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago; capital Iqaluit. It is the homeland of the Inuit people. Nunavut in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Nunavut in the British & World English dictionary