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Definition of noatak

noatak

/ˈnoʊ.ə.tæk/
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noatak Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A vast United States national preserve in northwestern Alaska established to protect the environmentally intact, roadless basin of the Noatak River.

Example

"The biologists spent several weeks in the Noatak documenting the seasonal migration of the Western Arctic caribou herd."

2

American A major, largely undisturbed river in northwestern Alaska that flows generally westward from the Brooks Range into the Chukchi Sea at Kotzebue Sound.

3

American A traditional Inupiat village and census-designated place located along the Noatak River in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the Inupiaq word 'Nuataaq', historically translated as 'inland river' or 'new place', referring both to the prominent river in northwestern Alaska and the traditional Inupiat community residing there.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Noatak. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/noatak
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