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Keewatin
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Kee·wa·tin (kē wät′'n)
adjective
Geol. designating or of a series of Archean rocks that make up the Canadian Shield
Keewatin2 definition
Kee·wa·tin (kē wät′'n)
region of Nunavut, Canada
Etymology: coined < Cree kiiweetin, the north, north wind, lit., the wind that comes back < kiiwee-, come back + -tin, wind
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