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Bonavista

Syllables: Bona·vista/boʊ.nəˈvɪs.tə/

Bonavista proper noun: a town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

Bonavista

  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of Bonavista

The town is named after the Bonavista Peninsula, the name of which may be of Spanish, French or Portuguese origin. It is possible that the peninsula was named after the island of Boa Vista in the Cape Verde islands.

Words that rhyme with Bonavista

Questions about Bonavista

What does Bonavista mean?
Bonavista means a town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Bonavista?
Bonavista is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bonavista?
Bonavista is pronounced /boʊ.nəˈvɪs.tə/.

Words near Bonavista in the dictionary

  1. Bonaventures
  2. Bonavia
  3. Bonavias
  4. bonavist bean
  5. bonavist pea
  6. Bonavista
  7. Bonavita
  8. Bonavitas
  9. Bonbeach
  10. bonbon
  11. bonboniere

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