"Canso" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkæn.soʊ/
Rhymes: -ænsəʊ Etymology: From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “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|gamso'q|lit=the place beyond the cliffs}} Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “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, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name--kZTAwsP
  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): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-0yo5MG-X Categories (other): Ellipses of places, Headlands
  3. Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name--w5Mh8f9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mi'kmaq translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 43 16 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 16 31 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 16 31 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mi'kmaq translations: 18 16 32 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 18 16 30 17 19
  4. Ellipsis of Canso Rocks: an islets of 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: an islets of 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)
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-HQCklBW~ Categories (other): Ellipses of places, Islands
  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), gamso'q (Mi'kmaq), Baile Chanso (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Canso-en-name-OptfvYX4 Disambiguation of 'town': 0 0 0 43 57
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