Fredericton
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Fredericston (historical spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Fredericston, from Frederic + -s- + -ton. The city was named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763 - 1827) by colonial governor Thomas Carleton.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fredericton
- The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1785]
- Synonym: Saint Anne's Point (historical)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → French: Fredericton
Translations
[edit]capital of New Brunswick
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French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Fredericton.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Belgium, France) /fʁe.de.ʁik.tɔn/, (New Brunswick, Quebec) /fʁe.de.ʁik.tœn/
- Rhymes: -ɔn, -œn
Proper noun
[edit]Fredericton m
- Fredericton (the capital city of New Brunswick, Canada)
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- English terms interfixed with -s-
- English terms suffixed with -ton
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛdɹɪktən
- Rhymes:English/ɛdɹɪktən/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in New Brunswick
- en:Cities in Canada
- en:Provincial capitals of Canada
- en:Places in New Brunswick
- en:Places in Canada
- English eponyms
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:French/ɔn
- Rhymes:French/ɔn/4 syllables
- Rhymes:French/œn
- Rhymes:French/œn/4 syllables
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Cities in New Brunswick
- fr:Cities in Canada
- fr:Provincial capitals of Canada
- fr:Places in New Brunswick
- fr:Places in Canada