English Explanatory Dictionary

Grand Manan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, part of the province of New Brunswick.
  2. A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹænd ˈmæ.nən/

Word forms

Grand Manan

Etymology

A corruption of mun-an-ook or man-an-ook, meaning "island place" or "the island", from the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy-Penobscot First Nations. The parish is named after the island.

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