Etymology

Merasheen Island

Today it means: An island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

French Mer aux chiens
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The story

  1. French · derived fromMer aux chiens“Sea of Dogs”
  2. English todayMerasheen Island

From French Mer aux chiens (“Sea of Dogs”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.