Les Maskoutains
English
Proper noun
Les Maskoutains
- A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
French
Etymology
Etymology uncertain. The name of the municipality may derive from an Abenaki term meaning "large bushes" or "hay". An alternative possibility is a derivation from an Algonquian term meaning "savanna" or "swamp".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ mas.ku.tɛ̃/
- Hyphenation: Les Mas‧kou‧tains
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Proper noun
Les Maskoutains m pl (plural only)
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