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Shawinigate

Shawinigate proper noun: a 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec.

Proper noun

Shawinigate

  1. (informal) A 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec.

Origin of Shawinigate

Blend of Shawinigan + -gate.

Questions about Shawinigate

What does Shawinigate mean?
Shawinigate means a 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec.
What part of speech is Shawinigate?
Shawinigate is a proper noun.

Words near Shawinigate in the dictionary

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

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