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Port au Choix

/ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/

Port au Choix proper noun: a town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

Port au Choix

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

Origin of Port au Choix

From French Port au Choix, a corruption of Basque portu (“port, harbour”) suffixed with the diminutive suffix -txoa. The Basque toponym was reinterpreted to French port (“port”) and choix (“choice”).

Questions about Port au Choix

What does Port au Choix mean?
Port au Choix means a town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Port au Choix?
Port au Choix is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Port au Choix?
Port au Choix is pronounced /ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/.

Words near Port au Choix in the dictionary

  1. Port Area
  2. port arms
  3. Port Arthur
  4. Port Arthur plum
  5. Port Arthur plums
  6. Port au Choix
  7. Port au Port East
  8. Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
  9. Port Augusta
  10. Port Austin
  11. port authorities

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