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Goose Village
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English
Etymology
From en goose village neighbourhood.
From the geese that once nested on the riverside next to Victoriatown, where geese hunting once was permitted.
Proper noun
Goose Village
en historic informal en neighbourhood p/Quebec. A former area in Montreal, that has since been demolished to make way for an industrial area, freeway, World's Fair and Olympics infrastructure. Located street-south of the neighbourhood of Grffintown, south of the Lachine Canal, west of Old Montreal, north of the Victoria Bridge.
Synonyms
en Victoriatown the official name of the neighbourhood
Hypernyms
en Faubourg Sainte-Anne former beyond-the-city-wall urban suburb this neighbourhood was located in
en Pointe-Saint-Charles district this area is now located in
en Montreal city this area is located in
en Island of Montreal island this area is located on
en Hochelaga Archipelago / en Montreal Islands region this area is located in
en Quebec province this area is located in
en Canada country this area is located in
Translations
French: fr Village-aux-Oies