a former administrative district of the Northwest Territories of Canada stretching from the district of Mackenzie to Hudson Bay; became part of Nunavut in 1999: mostly tundra
Keewatin in American English1
(kiˈwɑtən)
adjective
Geology
designating or of a series of Archean rocks that make up the Canadian Shield
Keewatin in American English2
(kiˈwɑtən)
region of Nunavut, Canada
Word origin
coined < Cree kiiweetin, the north, north wind, lit., the wind that comes back < kiiwee-, come back + -tin, wind