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Nuns' Island
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English
Alternative forms
en Nuns Island Nun's Island Nuns's Island
Etymology
en nun+island. From being an island formerly owned by a women's religious order. From being owned by the en Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (Congrégation de Notre-Dame), a non-cloistered women's congregation
Proper noun
Nuns' Island
en island island group/Hochelaga Archipelago river:suf/Saint Lawrence River r/Montreal p/Quebec c/Canada co-terminous with the suburb suburb/Nuns' Island located offshore to the south from borough/Verdun island:Suf/Montreal.
en suburb/neighbourhood borough/Verdun city/Montreal p/Quebec c/Canada co-terminous with the island island/Nuns' Island.
Synonyms
en island Saint Paul Island<ll:former name>
Translations
island of Nuns' Island, Verdun
French: fr Île des Sœurs
district of Nuns' Island, Verdun
French: fr Île-des-Sœurs