"Brockville" meaning in All languages combined

See Brockville on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the surname Brock + -ville. *In Ontario, named after Isaac Brock, major general and temporary administrator of the province of Upper Canada. Formerly named Elizabethtown, then a village. *In Dunedin, named after settler Frederick Brock-Hollinshead. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Brock|-ville}} Brock + -ville Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brockville
  1. A city in eastern Ontario, Canada. Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Ontario, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Brockville-en-name-pMIZocYr
  2. An outer suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Suburbs in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Brockville-en-name-dHeW0cdY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ville, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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