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Chéticamp

Syllables: Ché·ti·camp/ˈʃɛ.tɪ.kæmp/

Chéticamp proper noun: a community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Proper noun

Chéticamp

  1. A community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origin of Chéticamp

Borrowed from French Chéticamp. Further etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a compound including the French word chétif (“poor”), referring to low-quality soil.

Questions about Chéticamp

What does Chéticamp mean?
Chéticamp means a community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
What part of speech is Chéticamp?
Chéticamp is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chéticamp?
Chéticamp is pronounced /ˈʃɛ.tɪ.kæmp/.

Words near Chéticamp in the dictionary

  1. chèvre
  2. chèvres
  3. Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
  4. Chénens
  5. Chépica
  6. Chéticamp
  7. chétif
  8. Chétoz
  9. Chézy formula
  10. Chêneau brace
  11. chômeur

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