autoroute

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English

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Autoroute 15 in Montreal.

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) +‎ route.

Noun

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autoroute (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
  2. An expressway in any Francophone country.

French

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ route.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ʁut/, /ɔ.tɔ.ʁut/
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Noun

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autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. expressway, freeway, motorway, highway

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: អូតូរុត (ʼoutourut)

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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auto- +‎ route

Noun

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autoroute f (plural autoroutes)

  1. (Jersey) motorway

Synonyms

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