Nuns' Island
English
Alternative forms
- Nuns Island, Nun's Island, Nuns's Island
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
Proper noun
- 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
- A suburb, a neighbourhood of Verdun borough, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the island Nuns' Island
Synonyms
island
- Saint Paul Island (former name)
Translations
island of Nuns' Island, Verdun
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district of Nuns' Island, Verdun
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