Miramichi

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The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Miramichi" was derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning Mi'kmaq Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in European languages by Jacques Cartier in 1535. [1]

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Miramichi is used in the names of many places, including:

Settlements

Canada [2]

New Brunswick
New Brunswick electoral districts
Nova Scotia
Ontario

United States [3]

Geographic features

Canada [2]

New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Yukon

United States [3]

Other places

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References

  1. Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
  2. 1 2 Querying Geographical Names of Canada, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http://geonames.usgs.gov/