Eastern Townships

English

Etymology

Townships as the area was reorganized from the seigneurial system to the English county system with townships following the British conquest; Eastern contrasting with townships in what is now Ontario.

Proper noun

the Eastern Townships pl (plural only)

1. A historical, customarily recognized, and tourist region in southwestern Quebec, mostly in the Estrie administrative region.

Synonyms

• The Townships (informal short form)

Derived terms

• Townshipper

Translations

Quebec region

• French: Cantons-de-l’Est (fr) m pl