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nuna·tak (nun′ə tak′, no̵̅o̅′nə-)

noun

Geol. an isolated mountain peak protruding through glacial ice

Etymology: prob. via Dan < Esk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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