"Cantons-de-l'Est" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [French]

IPA: /kɑ̃.tɔ̃.d(ə).l‿ɛst/ Forms: les Cantons-de-l’Est [canonical, masculine, plural]
Etymology: From canton (“political territorial subdivision”) + est. Calque of English Eastern Townships. From English eastern + township. From being Loyalist townships set up to the east of Montreal, in the British North America colony, the Province of Quebec, to handle refugees from Revolutionary persecution and expulsion resulting from the Continentals' revolt during the American War of Independence. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|canton|est|t1=political territorial subdivision}} canton (“political territorial subdivision”) + est, {{calque|fr|en|Eastern Townships}} Calque of English Eastern Townships, {{der|fr|en|eastern + township}} English eastern + township Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|g=m-p|head=les Cantons-de-l'Est}} les Cantons-de-l’Est m pl (plural only)
  1. (Canada) The Eastern Townships (“Estrie”) Tags: Canada, plural, plural-only Synonyms: Estrie, les Cantons (english: the Townships) [informal, short-form], Cantons de l’Est, Cantons-de-l’est, Cantons de l’est Derived forms: cantonnier [adjective], Cantonnier (english: Townshipper) [noun]
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