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Portage-du-Fort
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French
Etymology
Etymology fr 1. The municipality may have been named after a portage near a fort, but it is uncertain whether such a fort ever existed. Alternative hypotheses include a portage operated by a man named Dufort or an adaptation of an alq - term.
Pronunciation
fr Portage-du-Fort
fr ɔːʁ 4
Proper noun
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fr village municipality rcm/Pontiac r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Portageur, fr Portageure