"Val-d'Or" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /val.d‿ɔʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Val-d'Or.wav Forms: Val-d’Or [canonical, masculine], Val d’Or [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔʁ Etymology: Derived from val (“vale”) + d’ (“of”) + or (“gold”). The city is named after the gold mines in the area. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|val|d'|or|gloss1=vale|gloss2=of|gloss3=gold}} val (“vale”) + d’ (“of”) + or (“gold”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Val-d’Or m
  1. a city in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. Wikipedia link: fr:Val-d'Or Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada Derived forms: Valdorien, Valdorienne, La Vallée-de-l’Or (english: the county that Val-d'Or is situated in), VdO, VDO Related terms: Dorval
    Sense id: en-Val-d'Or-fr-name-DwKtoyVZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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