Etymology

Conception Bay

Today it means: A bay on the south-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

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In Newfoundland, adapted from Portuguese Baia da Conceição. The name of the Namibian bay may be from the same source, although in German colonial days it was Empfängnisbucht; the Afrikaans name is Conceptionbaai.

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