Etymology

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Today it means: A village in Nova Scotia, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

Derived from a Mi'kmaq toponym of uncertain origin. The name may derive from Mi'kmaq petek (“turn, bend backwards”). Compare Bedeque.

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