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Pictou

Syllables: Pic·tou/ˈpɪk.təʊ/

Pictou proper noun: a town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Proper noun

Pictou

  1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origin of Pictou

The name of the town is derived from Mi'kmaq piktook (“explosion, fire”). The toponym refers to highly explosive methane from coal seams located under the town's harbour.

Words formed from Pictou

Phrases with Pictou

Words that rhyme with Pictou

Questions about Pictou

What does Pictou mean?
Pictou means a town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
What part of speech is Pictou?
Pictou is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pictou?
Pictou is pronounced /ˈpɪk.təʊ/.

Words near Pictou in the dictionary

  1. pictorialness
  2. pictorials
  3. pictoric
  4. pictorical
  5. pictorically
  6. Pictou
  7. Pictou County
  8. Pictou disease
  9. Picts
  10. Picts' house
  11. Picts' houses

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