Etymology

Baine Harbour

Baine Har·bour

Today it means: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

French bain
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The story

  1. French · derived frombain“bath, bathtub”
  2. English todayBaine Harbour

Derived from French bain (“bath, bathtub”). The harbour the settlement is named after is shaped roughly like a basin.

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