"Nuns' Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Nuns Island [alternative], Nun's Island [alternative], Nuns's Island [alternative]
Etymology: nun+island. From being an island formerly owned by a women's religious order. From being owned by the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (Congrégation de Notre-Dame), a non-cloistered women's congregation Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Nuns' Island}} Nuns' Island
  1. An island in Hochelaga Archipelago, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the suburb Nuns' Island, located offshore to the south from Verdun borough, Montreal Island Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada Synonyms: Saint Paul Island (english: former name) Translations (district of Nuns' Island, Verdun): Île-des-Sœurs (French) Translations (island of Nuns' Island, Verdun): Île des Sœurs (French)
    Sense id: en-Nuns'_Island-en-name-gEla8uT9 Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of "district of Nuns' Island, Verdun": 56 44 Disambiguation of "island of Nuns' Island, Verdun": 56 44
  2. A suburb, a neighbourhood of Verdun borough, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the island Nuns' Island Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Montreal, Places in Quebec, Canada, Suburbs of Montreal
    Sense id: en-Nuns'_Island-en-name-pvQEth2p Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Montreal
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