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Shawbridge

Shawbridge proper noun: a district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost.

Proper noun

Shawbridge

  1. A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost
    Synonyms:
    Old Shawbrdige
  2. Former name of Prévost: A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Shawbridge and Old Prevost.

Synonyms of Shawbridge

  • Old Shawbrdige

Origin of Shawbridge

Shaw + bridge. From Shaw Bridge. Named after Canadian farmer William Shaw, a local settler whose farm was linked to the local community via his bridge over the Rivière du Nord river, latterly known as the Shaw Bridge; his farm becoming the start of the Shawbridge community.

Words formed from Shawbridge

  • Old Shawbridge

Questions about Shawbridge

What does Shawbridge mean?
Shawbridge means a district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost.
What part of speech is Shawbridge?
Shawbridge is a proper noun.

Words near Shawbridge in the dictionary

  1. Shawano
  2. Shawano County
  3. shawarma
  4. shawarmas
  5. Shawayga
  6. Shawbridge
  7. Shawcross
  8. Shawcrosses
  9. Shawe
  10. Shawell
  11. Shawfair

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