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shawbridge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shaw-bridge
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost

name

Former name of Prévost: A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Shawbridge and Old Prevost.

Etymology

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.

Phrases

Old Shawbridge Shaw Bridge

Frequently Paired Words

bridge shaw Shaw Bridge

Synonyms

Old Shawbrdige

Questions

What does shawbridge mean?
A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost
Where does shawbridge come from?
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.

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