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单词 kabloona
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Definition of kabloona in English:

kabloona

nounPlural kabloonat, Plural kabloonas kəˈbluːnə
Canadian
  • (among Inuit people) a person who is not a member of the Inuit; a white person.

    〈加〉(伊努伊特人用语)非伊努伊特人;白种人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Loanwords from Inuktitut: for example, angakok a shaman, chimo a greeting, toast before drinking, kabloona a non-Inuit, a White, ouk a command to a sleddog to turn right, tupik a tent of animal skins.
    • The Kabloona include missionaries, teachers, police, government personnel and their spouses or companions.
    • He discovers that he himself has become so well adapted to the Inuit way of life that he is no longer a "Kabloona" and has become one of them.

Origin

From Inuit kabluna 'big eyebrow'.

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