Nanook
[nəˈnʊk]Meaning
Variant of Nanuq, the Inuktitut word for "polar bear"
Background Story
Nanook is a variant of Nanuq, alongside the form Nanuk. The word was popularised by Nanook of the North, Robert Flaherty's 1922 documentary and the first feature-length documentary, in which the subject bore the name.
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