Port Hawkesbury

English

Etymology

The town is named after British statesman Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1729 - 1808), who was also known as Lord Hawkesbury.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹt ˈhɔks.bɝ.i/
  • Hyphenation: Port Hawkes‧bur‧y
  • Rhymes: -ɔksbə(ɹ)i

Proper noun

Port Hawkesbury

  1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1860]
    Synonym: Ship Harbour (historical)
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