English Explanatory Dictionary

Stellarton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, just outside of the larger town of New Glasgow.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛ.lɚ.tən/

Word forms

Stellarton

Etymology

The toponym derives from stellarite + -ton. Named for stellarite (“a type of torbanite”), a form of oil coal (“a type of coal”) that gives off "stars" (Latin stella) of fire when ignited, which is mined in the area.

Synonyms

Coal Mines Station Albion Mines
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