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Louisbourg

Louisbourg proper noun: an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Proper noun

Louisbourg

  1. An unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Origin of Louisbourg

Borrowed from French Louisbourg, named after Louis XIV of France.

Questions about Louisbourg

What does Louisbourg mean?
Louisbourg means an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
What part of speech is Louisbourg?
Louisbourg is a proper noun.

Words near Louisbourg in the dictionary

  1. Louis-Seize
  2. Louis.
  3. Louisa
  4. Louisa County
  5. Louisa Creek
  6. Louisbourg
  7. Louisburg
  8. Louise
  9. louises
  10. Louisiade
  11. Louisiana

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