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Shawinigan

/ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/

Shawinigan proper noun: a town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada.

Proper noun

Shawinigan

  1. A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada

Origin of Shawinigan

From the transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

Words formed from Shawinigan

Questions about Shawinigan

What does Shawinigan mean?
Shawinigan means a town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada.
What part of speech is Shawinigan?
Shawinigan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shawinigan?
Shawinigan is pronounced /ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/.

Words near Shawinigan in the dictionary

  1. Shawford
  2. Shawforth
  3. Shawhan
  4. Shawhans
  5. Shawi
  6. Shawinigan
  7. Shawinigate
  8. shawirma
  9. shawirmas
  10. Shawism
  11. Shawisms

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