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Carbonear

Syllables: Car·bon·ear/ˌkɑɹ.bəˈniəɹ/

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

Proper noun

Carbonear

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

Origin of Carbonear

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may be a corruption of Norman charbonnier (“charcoal pit”); the area around the town hosted a large charcoal production industry in the past. See also Colliers.

Words that rhyme with Carbonear

Questions about Carbonear

What does Carbonear mean?
Carbonear means a town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Carbonear?
Carbonear is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carbonear?
Carbonear is pronounced /ˌkɑɹ.bəˈniəɹ/.

Words near Carbonear in the dictionary

  1. carbonazidate
  2. carbonazidates
  3. Carbondale
  4. carbondioxid
  5. carbone
  6. Carbonear
  7. carboned
  8. Carbonell
  9. Carbonells
  10. carbones
  11. Carboni

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