Nain

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Named after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation.

Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.

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Nain

  1. A town, Inuit community government, and capital of Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1771]

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