"Asbestos" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From asbestos, from Old French abestos. * (Asbestos, Quebec): Named by the Royal Mail for the asbestos mines the mining settlement was setup for, when Canada was still a colony of Britain. The county was named for the town. * (Asbestos, Russia): English for the Russian term for asbestos, асбест (asbest) Etymology templates: {{m|en|asbestos}} asbestos, {{der|en|fro|abestos}} Old French abestos, {{sense|Asbestos, Quebec}} (Asbestos, Quebec):, {{sense|Asbestos, Russia}} (Asbestos, Russia):, {{m|ru|асбест}} асбест (asbest) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Asbestos
  1. Former name of Val des Sources.; A town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Towns in Canada, Towns in Quebec Synonyms: Regional County Municipality of Asbestos, Asbestos Regional County Municipality, County of Asbestos, Asbestos County, RCM Asbestos, Asbestos RCM, MRC Asbestos, Asbestos MRC Translations (Asbestos, Quebec): Asbestos (French)
    Sense id: en-Asbestos-en-name-OKOupyeN Disambiguation of 'Asbestos, Quebec': 64 25 11
  2. Former name of Les Sources.; A regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Regional county municipalities of Quebec
    Sense id: en-Asbestos-en-name-cPBLdydU
  3. Alternative spelling of Asbest; A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Asbest (extra: A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia) Categories (place): Places in Russia, Places in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Towns in Russia, Towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast
    Sense id: en-Asbestos-en-name-zJGBkub6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 25 48

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