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English word origin

Etymology of Canso

From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

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A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. · Ellipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. · Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia. · Ellipsis of Canso Rocks: an islets of Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

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From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

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