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Schefferville
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English
Etymology
From en Scheffer ville.
Proper noun
en town p/Quebec c/Canada.
en 1963 June B. Perren Colvilles iron ore traffic in the Glasgow area Modern Railways 409 The longest haul is in Canada, from the vast deposits of ore at Schefferville, in Quebec, to Seven Islands—a distance of 357 miles; [...].
Usage notes
An early name for the town was en Knob Lake.
Translations
town in Canada
French: fr Schefferville
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :af Scheffer -ville
From fr Scheffer ville.
Pronunciation
[ll:l]
Proper noun
en Schefferville: fr town p/Quebec c/Canada