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Hochelaga

Hochelaga proper noun: a former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.

Proper noun

Hochelaga

  1. (historical, obsolete) A former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.
    • From the entrance vp to Hochelaga is three hundred leagues.1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Relations of the Discoveries, Regions, and Religions, of the New World.] Of Newfound-Land, Noua Francia, Arambec, and other Countries of America, extending to Virginia.”, in...
  2. (historical, obsolete) A former rural municipality of the Island of Montreal, County of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Canada East, United Province of Canada.
  3. (historical, obsolete) A former county of the Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada.
  4. (historical, obsolete) A former town in the Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
  5. (dated, historical) A former district of the City of Montreal, Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
  6. An area of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, City of Montreal, Island of Montreal, Region of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Origin of Hochelaga

Borrowed from French Hochelaga, from Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids.

Words formed from Hochelaga

Phrases with Hochelaga

Questions about Hochelaga

What does Hochelaga mean?
Hochelaga means a former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.
What part of speech is Hochelaga?
Hochelaga is a proper noun.

Words near Hochelaga in the dictionary

  1. Hocevar
  2. Hocevars
  3. Hochberg
  4. Hochbergs
  5. Hochdahl
  6. Hochelaga
  7. Hochelaga Archipelago
  8. Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
  9. hochelagaite
  10. hochepoches
  11. Hochhalter

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