Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eastern townships

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: east-ern -town-ships
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical, customarily recognized, and tourist region in southwestern Quebec, mostly in the Estrie administrative region.

Etymology

Townships as the area was reorganized from the seigneurial system to the English county system with townships following the British conquest; Eastern contrasting with townships in what is now Ontario.

Inflected Forms

the Eastern Townships (canonical, plural)

Derived Forms

Townshipper

Synonyms

The Townships

Questions

What does eastern townships mean?: A historical, customarily recognized, and tourist region in southwestern Quebec, mostly in the Estrie administrative region.
Where does eastern townships come from?: Townships as the area was reorganized from the seigneurial system to the English county system with townships following the British conquest; Eastern contrasting with townships in what is now Ontario.

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