Asbestos

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See also: asbestos

English

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Etymology

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From asbestos, from Old French abestos.

  • (Asbestos, Quebec): Named by the Royal Mail for the asbestos mines the mining settlement was setup for, when Canada was still a colony of Britain. The county was named for the town.
  • (Asbestos, Russia): English for the Russian term for asbestos, асбест (asbest)

Proper noun

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Asbestos

  1. Former name of Val des Sources.; A town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
  2. Former name of Les Sources.; A regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
  3. Alternative spelling of Asbest; A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia

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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English asbestos, from Old French abestos.

Proper noun

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Asbestos ?

  1. Former name of Val-des-Sources.; Asbestos (a town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada)
  2. Former name of Les Sources.; Asbestos (a regional county municipality of Cantons-de-l'Est, Quebec, Canada)

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