Shawinigan

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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From the transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃə.ˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/

Proper noun[edit]

Shawinigan

  1. A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: Shawinigan

Translations[edit]

Translations

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Shawinigan, a transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

The municipality is named after the city.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /ʃa.wi.ni.ɡan/
  • Hyphenation: Sha‧wi‧ni‧gan
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun[edit]

Shawinigan ?

  1. Shawinigan (a city in the Mauricie region, Quebec).
  2. A regional county municipality of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms[edit]

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