Hochelaga

English Etymology Borrowed from en fr Hochelaga, from en lre osheaga waterfall, referring to the en Lachine Rapids. Proper noun en historical 16th century en former village isl:Pref/Montreal river/Saint Lawrence River continent/North America. Of Newfound-Land, Noua Francia, Arambec, and other Countries of America, extending to Virginia 625 From the entrance vp to Hochelaga is three hundred leagues. en historical 19th century en former rural municipality isl:Pref/Montreal co:Pref/Montreal district:Pref/Montreal p:Pref/Canada East cc/United Province of Canada. en historical 19th century en former county isl:Pref/Montreal district:Pref/Montreal p:Pref/Quebec cc/Dominion of Canada. en historical 19th century en former town isl:Pref/Montreal district:Pref/Montreal p:Pref/Quebec cc/Canada. en historical 20th century en former district city:Pref/Montreal isl:Pref/Montreal district:Pref/Montreal p:Pref/Quebec cc/Canada. en area neighbourhood/Hochelaga-Maisonneuve bor/Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve city:Pref/Montreal isl:Pref/Montreal region:Pref/Montreal p:Pref/Quebec c/Canada. Usage notes A 16th century indigenous village on the island of Montreal, now in Quebec, Canada. In 1845, the name was given to a rural municipality surrounding Montreal and in 1854 to the county comprising the eastern half of the island of Montreal. The Village of Hochelaga, an eastern suburb of Montreal, was incorporated in 1863; it became a town in 1883 just before its annexation by Montreal, after which it was known as Hochelaga Ward. Since 2002, it is mostly comprised within the borough of en Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Derived terms en Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve