"Canso" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkæn.soʊ/
Rhymes: -ænsəʊ Etymology: From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Canseau}} French Canseau, {{der|en|mic|Kamsok|tr=the place beyond the cliffs}} Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Canso
  1. A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-tSennk~o
  2. Ellipsis of Cape Canso.; A cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Cape Canso (extra: A cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada) Categories (place): Headlands, Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-jGU5kQAW
  3. Ellipsis of Strait of Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada, between the mainland and Cape Breton Island Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Strait of Canso (extra: A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada, between the mainland and Cape Breton Island) Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Straits
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-f1hu8H5R
  4. Ellipsis of Canso Rocks.; Some islets in Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Canso Rocks (extra: Some islets in Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada) Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-DT0YWqkB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 25 33 13
  5. Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Canso Crater (extra: a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada) Translations (town): Canso (French), Canseau (French), Baile Chanso (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-OptfvYX4 Disambiguation of 'town': 0 0 0 43 57

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