English Explanatory Dictionary

Forestville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
  3. A neighbourhood of the city of Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A township and ghost town therein, in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A town in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒɹɪstvɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-Forestville.wav

Word forms

Forestville

Etymology

From forest + -ville. The town in Quebec is Named after Grant William Forrest, superintendent of the Price Company, which once operated a sawmill in the area. It was originally spelled Forrestville.

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