Shawinigan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃə.ˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/

Proper noun

Shawinigan

  1. A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada

Derived terms

Descendants
  • French: Shawinigan

Translations
Translations

French

Etymology

From English Shawinigan, a transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

The municipality is named after the city.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃa.wi.ni.ɡan/
  • Hyphenation: Sha‧wi‧ni‧gan
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Shawinigan ?

  1. Shawinigan (a city in the Mauricie region, Quebec).
  2. A regional county municipality of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms
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