Les Maskoutains

English

Proper noun

Les Maskoutains

1. A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.

French

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name of the municipality may derive from an Abenaki term meaning "large bushes" or "hay". An alternative possibility is a derivation from an Algonquian term meaning "savanna" or "swamp".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ mas.ku.tɛ̃/
• Hyphenation: Les Mas‧kou‧tains
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Proper noun

Les Maskoutains m pl (plural only)

1. A regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.