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East St. Modeste

Syllables: East St. Mod·este/ˈist ˈseɪnt mɒˈdɛst/

East St. Modeste proper noun: a ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

East St. Modeste

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

Origin of East St. Modeste

From a Basque source. The current toponym appears to refer to Saint Modesta (died c. 680), but it is unclear how the Basque toponym changed into the name of the saint. The element east was added to distinguish the settlement from West St. Modeste.

Words that rhyme with East St. Modeste

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Questions about East St. Modeste

What does East St. Modeste mean?
East St. Modeste means a ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is East St. Modeste?
East St. Modeste is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce East St. Modeste?
East St. Modeste is pronounced /ˈist ˈseɪnt mɒˈdɛst/.

Words near East St. Modeste in the dictionary

  1. East Slavs
  2. East Sonora
  3. East Sopris Creek
  4. east southeast
  5. East St. Louis
  6. East St. Modeste
  7. East Staffordshire
  8. East Stoke
  9. East Stroudsburg
  10. East Suffolk
  11. East Sullivan

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