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Hopedale
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English
Etymology
The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from en de hoffen hope and de Tal dale, valley. The name was given by en Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native ike Agvituk. Compare en Hebron, en Nain, en Ramah and en Zoar.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhoʊp.deɪl/
en Hope dale
en əʊpdeɪl 2
Proper noun
en village s/Illinois.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts c/USA. TopoZone: Hopedale, Massachusetts
en village s/Ohio.
en town/and/Inuit community government region/Nunatsiavut p/Newfoundland and Labrador.
en hamlet par/Alstonefield dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SK1255.
Translations
town and Inuit community government in Newfoundland
Inuktitut:
Eastern Canadian Inuktitut: ike Agvituk
References
Anagrams
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