Noranda
French
editEtymology
editThe neighbourhood is named after a former mine, the name of which derives from a contracted compound of nord (“north”) + Canada. The middle c of the compound was dropped as the result of a transcription error.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNoranda m
- A neighbourhood and former city in Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.