Canso
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCanso
- A community of Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of Cape Canso.; A cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of Strait of Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada, between the mainland and Cape Breton Island
- Ellipsis of Canso Rocks.; Some islets in Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”).
Descendants
edit- → French: Canso
Translations
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Further reading
edit- (cape): Cape Canso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (strait): Strait of Canso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (town): Canso, Nova Scotia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (islets): Canso Rocks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (crater): Canso Crater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Canso, from French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCanso ?
- Canso
- A town in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of détroit de Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of cratère Canso.; A crater in Mars
Synonyms
edit- (town): Canseau
Further reading
edit- (town): Canso (Nouvelle-Écosse) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- (strait): détroit de Canso on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- (crater): cratère Canso on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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