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Caraquet

Syllables: Ca·ra·quet/ˈkɑː.ɹə.kɛt/

Caraquet proper noun: a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Proper noun

Caraquet

  1. A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Origin of Caraquet

Borrowed from French Caraquet, further etymology uncertain. The name may derive from the Mi'kmaq toponym Kalague, translated as "where two rivers meet".

Questions about Caraquet

What does Caraquet mean?
Caraquet means a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
What part of speech is Caraquet?
Caraquet is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caraquet?
Caraquet is pronounced /ˈkɑː.ɹə.kɛt/.

Words near Caraquet in the dictionary

  1. Carapook
  2. carapos
  3. caraps
  4. Caraquenian
  5. Caraquenians
  6. Caraquet
  7. Caraqueño
  8. Caraqueños
  9. Caras
  10. Carases
  11. Carasi

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