Asbestos
See also: asbestos
English
Etymology
From asbestos, from Old French abestos.
- (Asbestos, Quebec): Named by the Royal Mail for the asbestos mines the mining settlement was setup for, when Canada was still a colony of Britain. The county was named for the town.
- (Asbestos, Russia): English for the Russian term for asbestos, асбест (asbest)
Proper noun
Asbestos
- Former name of Val des Sources.; A town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
- Former name of Les Sources.; A regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
- Alternative spelling of Asbest; A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia
Alternative forms
(county):
- Regional County Municipality of Asbestos
- Asbestos Regional County Municipality
- County of Asbestos
- Asbestos County
- RCM Asbestos
- Asbestos RCM
- MRC Asbestos
- Asbestos MRC
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English asbestos, from Old French abestos.
Proper noun
Asbestos ?
- Former name of Val-des-Sources.; Asbestos (a town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada)
- Former name of Les Sources.; Asbestos (a regional county municipality of Cantons-de-l'Est, Quebec, Canada)
Alternative forms
(county):
- municipalité régionale de comté Asbestos
- Municipalité régionale de comté Asbestos
- Municipalité Régionale de Comté Asbestos
- municipalité régionale de comté d’Asbestos
- Municipalité régionale de comté d’Asbestos
- Municipalité Régionale de Comté d’Asbestos
- MRC d’Asbestos
- MRC Asbestos
- comté d’Asbestos
- comté Asbestos
- Comté d’Asbestos
- Comté Asbestos
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