English Explanatory Dictionary

Revelstoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. A former civil parish in south Devon, England, included in Newton and Noss civil parish since 1935.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/ /ˈɹɛvəlstoʊk/

Word forms

Revelstoke

Etymology

* (former civil parish in England): Named after the Revel family. * (city in British Columbia, Canada): Named after Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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