Smithereen
See also: smithereen
English
editEtymology
editFrom the name of the city, after Sir A. W. Smithers (1850–1924), chairman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Influenced by smithereens?
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSmithereen (plural Smithereens)
- (Canada) A native of Smithers, British Columbia.
References
edit- “Smithers” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.