"Come By Chance" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkʌm baɪ ˈt͡ʃæns/
Rhymes: -æns Etymology: The town in Newfoundland may have been named for the use of the area around the town as a staging ground for surprise attacks by French soldiers during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Come By Chance}} Come By Chance
  1. A town on the Avalon Peninsula isthmus, in east Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Towns in Canada, Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Sense id: en-Come_By_Chance-en-name-2fGr77Hn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. A locality in Walgett Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Come_By_Chance-en-name-mtvmOPVe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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