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grand manan

/ˈɡɹænd ˈmæ.nən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
Grand Ma-nan
IPA
/ˈɡɹænd ˈmæ.nən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, part of the province of New Brunswick.

name

A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Etymology

A corruption of mun-an-ook or man-an-ook, meaning "island place" or "the island", from the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy-Penobscot First Nations. The parish is named after the island.

Rhymes With

canon cannon shannon buchanan bannon fanon flannen

Questions

How do you pronounce grand manan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹænd ˈmæ.nən/.
What does grand manan mean?
A Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, part of the province of New Brunswick.
Where does grand manan come from?
A corruption of mun-an-ook or man-an-ook, meaning "island place" or "the island", from the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy-Penobscot First Nations. The parish is named after the island.

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